The Presidential Library’s Poetry Club to first hold an evening with Petersburg’s poet

April 13, 2019 an evening with Olga Atamanova, scholar and poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, member of the Union of Writers of Russia will be held at 17:00 on Senate Square, 3 as part of the activities of the Presidential Library’s Poetry Club.

Olga Atamanova is the author of eight books, including the historical drama in verse “The Curse of Chancellor Mohr, or Woe from Wit in English”.

The evening of April 13 will be held in the format of live communication. Participants will hear poems from different years by the author, watch a short video about Olga Atamanova’s poetry and be able to ask questions about her life and work.

In addition, the first part of the event traditionally includes an interactive familiarity with the Presidential Library’s e-collections.

The Presidential Library’s Poetry Club has been established for poetry lovers of different ages, poets, readers and performers. Its first meeting took place last November. Since then, the meetings are held regularly, once a month. The main platform is the electronic reading room of the Presidential Library.

Accreditation of media representatives is available until 14:00, April 12, 2019.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form with the note “Media accreditation” at media@prlib.ru, bazanov@prlib.ru, Denis Bazanov, tel. (812) 305-16-21, ext. 781; mob. +7 981 170-67-90. The letter must specify the full name, name of the media, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact numbers.

Please note that the admittance of journalists to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior request and upon showing a passport through entrance № 2.