Virus vs. Verses, или Коронные стихи

"Virus vs. Verses, or Crown Poems" is a book by Sergey Stepanov, in which a contemporary's perception of the crushing COVID-19 pandemic is reflected in a bright and sonorous poetic language. A viral disease affects the humanitarian values of society, changes the way of life of a person, causes him destructive physical and psychological trauma. The poet, through metaphors and innermost meanings, through emotional motives and truly lively speech, seeks to reflect the changes in everyone's life and strengthen the spiritual strength of all people who are exposed to these difficult trials.

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