Regina Derieva (Russian: Реги́на Ио́сифовна Дери́ева; IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ɪˈosʲɪfəvnə dʲɪˈrʲijɪvə] ; 1949 – December 11, 2013) was a Russian poet and writer who published around thirty books of poetry, essays, and prose. From July 1999 until her death she lived in Sweden.
On the sea-shore, smell of iodine,
and square as in Sicily, and dancing.
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I don't feel at home where I am,
or where I spend time; only where,
beyond counting, there's freedom and calm,
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Oval mirror of the sea,
age-warped isle waved and cloudy,
each angle crystalline and salty.
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