New mythology

Milena Makarova’s new book, one of the most striking representatives of the modern Riga school of Russian poetry, includes both texts from the first poetic collection of Amalgam and the poems of the last decade. The veneration of the poetic syllable, the delightful energy and laconicism, the sophistication and beauty of the phonetic pattern, the musicality of the verse, the complexity and expressiveness of poetic images - all this characterizes the creative manner of the author. Realizing your style as a synthesis of the best traditions of the Russian Silver Age and an unceasing experiment with the capabilities of a modern verbal field, the poet acquires his own, unique intonation. The poet speaks of the sacredness of poetry, about verses as a sacrament, revelation, sophisticated magical practice, about some "things without a name", thanks to which poetry is immortal. Poems created on the border of two millennia - this attempt to create its own new mythology, which among the chaos and entropy of the surrounding world may be most in need