Boris Grigorievich Zakovich ( November 8, 1907 , Moscow - January 1995 , Paris ) is a Russian poet of the “first wave” of emigration, close to the circle of “ Paris Note ”.
He emigrated with his family to Lithuania (1920), since 1923 - in Paris, where he takes an active part in the literary life of the Russian community. Member of the Union of Young Poets and Writers, was a member of the nomad circle.
He was published in The Numbers, The Will of Russia, and A Collection of Poems (published by the Union of Young Poets and Writers in the Journal of the Commonwealth, the anthology Circle, in the collection Meeting, in Russian Notes, Housewarming. Poems are included in most anthologies of Russian foreign poetry: Anchor (1936), Relay Relay (1948), and In the West (1953). [1]
In the history of Russian literature abroad, he is also known as a close friend of Boris Poplavsky , an addressee of many of his poems.
Member of the Gamayun Masonic Lodge (Paris) since March 1932. [2]
In the early 70's he returned to Paris, where he spent the rest of his days on a modest retirement. In 1984, his only lifetime collection was released in Paris - "It Is Raining over the Seine."
He died in January 1995 in a nursing home.
Notes
- ↑ Rain is falling over the Seine (fb2) . Сoollib.com .
- ↑ PARIS. Lodge Gamayun . Virtual server of Dmitry Galkovsky .
Literature
- Rene Guerra. Boris Zakovich - the last poet of the “Paris note” // Jews of Russia - French immigrants: Essays on Russian emigration / Ed. V. Moskovich, V. Hazan and S. Breyar. Moscow — Paris — Jerusalem: Gesharim — Bridges of Culture, 2000, p. 296-304.
- Rene Guerra, Arkady Vaksberg “When We Return to Russia” Rostock, 2010. p. 242