Maxim D. Shrayer reads his poem, "For My Daughters, on Yom Kippur," and Alea Peister reads her poems, "Want" and "Compline."
Maxim D. Shrayer, a bilingual author and translator, teaches at Boston College. His recent books of poetry includeOf Politics and Pandemics, in English, and Stikhi iz aipada, in Russian. Shrayer’s new memoir, Immigrant Baggage, is forthcoming in 2023.
Alea's writing has been featured in Whale Road Review, Relief, Ekstasis, The Curator, and Art for the Isolated. She lives among the palm trees, bustle, and sunshine just south of Los Angeles. You can follow her on Instagram at @alea_peister, and on Substack at aleapeister.substack.com.
