“Kushner is one of the best lyric poets of the 20th century, and his name is destined to stand among the names dear to the heart of everyone whose native language is Russian,” wrote Joseph Brodsky. “The poet of life in all its manifestations”, in his work he follows the traditions of the “harmonic school” and Acmeism with its “beautiful clarity”, attention to details, shades, little things that make up the exciting fullness of human life, its fragile, fleeting beauty. Alexander Kushner's poems have been awarded many literary prizes, have been translated into other languages and set to music. The book presents selected works written in different years of his life and carefully selected by the author for this publication.