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Soft Pliancy of Water

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"Soft Pliancy of Water"

Bronislava Volková is a bilingual poet, semiotician, translator, collage artist, and Professor Emerita of Slavonic Studies at Indiana University. A Czech exile, she lived and taught in the U.S. for over forty years, publishing extensively in Czech and English. She continues to publish bilingual books of poetry, conducts international author readings, and participates in many international poetry festivals as guest of honor and medalist. She currently resides in Prague. Her latest book is Where Everyone Leaves Never to Return, published in 2023 by Plamen Press.

On this edition of the Poets Weave, Bronislava reads "Old women are invisible in our spheres," "Another end has come to visit my home," and "The soft pliancy of water."

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