Collection: Matvei Yankelevich

Matvei Yankelevich’s most recent books are the poetry collection Alpha Donut (United Artists, 2012) and the novella Boris by the Sea (Octopus Books, 2010). His translations of Soviet-era surrealist Daniil Kharms, Today I Wrote Nothing (Overlook, 2009), received praise in the TLS, the Guardian and the New York Times. In the late 1990s, Matvei helped found Ugly Duckling Presse, where he is now a co-executive director. He lives in Brooklyn.