Life times. Chocated poems and essays about poetry

Not everyone knows that the famous Russian prose writer, playwright and publicist Yuri Polyakov debuted in literature in 1974 as a thin and original poet, then releasing several books of lyrics. Subsequently, Bestseller novels, sharp articles and plays collecting full halls, obscured his poetry from readers, although the author of the Apothegheus and the Kozlenka in milk never ceased to compose poems.
The Book "Times of Life" is unique in its own way, this is the first separate edition of the chosen poems of Yuri Polyakov, written in almost half a century. In addition to well -known texts, the collection also includes previously never published poems of the author, including bold satirical and erotic cycles. In addition, the book includes: a new version of the famous memoir essay "How I was a poet", articles about poetry and memories of such masters of Russian verse as V. Sokolov, A. Dementiev, E. Yevtushenko, N. Dmitriev, etc