Morits, Yunna (1937–)
Morits, Yunna (1937–)
Ukrainian-born poet. Name variations: Iunna Petrovna Morits; Yunna Pinkhusovna Morits. Born 1937 in Kiev, Ukraine, of Jewish parents; evacuated from Kiev with the Nazi advance; studied at Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow.
Influenced by Marina Tsvetaeva, published 1st vol. of poetry, Razgovor o shchastye (Talk of Happiness, 1957); other collections include Mys zelaniya (Cape of Desire, 1961), Loza (The Vine, 1970) and Surovoy nityu (With a Course Thread, 1974); also published translations of work by Jewish poet M. Toif.
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