Poetification Of The Soul

By Steven Duplij

Words, full of meaning, are the songs a soul will forever sing.

Love, life, friendship—you’ll find them all and more within the pages of this book. Immerse yourself in worlds of Steven Duplij’s making as he weaves vivid pictures with every word he writes.

Dive into this transformation of words, crafted to enlighten the mind, and embolden the senses. Venture deep inside and discover what lies at the heart of a man whose sole intention is to share the songs his soul has sung.

Do you dare to unlock the door? Step inside and toss away the key. For here is where you’ll find a unique poetification of a soul shaped with every stroke of a pen.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LDB Press
• Release date: Dec 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463892817

Steven Duplij

Steven Duplij (Stepan Douplii) is a theoretical physicist, poet, and musician from Münster, Germany. Born in Chernyshevsk-Zabaikalsky, Russia, he studied and worked in Kharkov, Ukraine. Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, he is an editor-compiler of Concise Encyclopedia of Supersymmetry (2005, Springer), and has more than a hundred scientific publications.His works are listed in the World Directory Of Mathematicians, Marques Who Is Who In America, Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine, and Academic Genealogy of Theoretical Physicists and Mathematics Genealogy Project. His poems and prose in Russian, English, and other languages were published in numerous international and local literary magazines.Steven is a member of the Editorial Board of the magazine, Russian Story (Moscow). He is also a member of the Russian Union of Writers. He has recorded CD/MC albums of songs composed by him and played with a guitar in German and US musical studios.Author of several books of poetry and prose, this book is a collection of Steven Duplij’s recent poems in English.

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POETIFICATION OF THE SOUL

STEVEN DUPLIJ

University of Münster, Germany

POETIFICATION OF THE SOUL

Copyright © December 2020 Steven Duplij

Published © December 2020 Lysestrah Press

Cover Art Design By: L. B. Cover Art Designs

Formatted And Edited By: S. H. Books Editing Services

All rights reserved.

The author retains sole copyright to his contributions to this book.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher.

For information and inquiries, please contact: Steven Duplij, via: [e-mail].

This book is a work of fiction and any similarities to any persons, living or dead, or places, events, or locales, is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

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DEDICATION

Many thanks to my wife, Pierpaola, for her permanent help, true love, and sincere inspiration. I am thankful for her creative support at every turn.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

POEMS (TRANSLATED)

WEEKDAYS

VIS-À-VIS

METAMORPHOSIS

CHARIOT

HALO

NAÏVE WAITING

PONDERINGS

THE LAST FLIGHT

ANNIVERSARY

FORGIVE ME

FIELDS OF LONELINESS

HAPPINESS

TEXT

TWELVE BEERS

A RETURN TICKET

SMOKE OF PROFESSIONALISM

CITIES-VIRGINS

ALMOST YOUTHFUL DREAMS

HARMFUL LOVE ADVICE

MATURING

PARTING

YOU ARE NOT ME

A TOAST TO LIFE

GRAPHOMANIAC

NEED

QUATRAINS

WRITING POETRY IS BETRAYAL OF THE MOTHERLAND

SLICE OF HAPPINESS FOR ALL

USELESSNESS

INTERNET PLAYBOY

LINES-PAINTS

LIFE PLANS

RESULT

UNRHYMED THOUGHTS

NO, THERE IS NOTHING

TIME

SWEET SOAP OFF MY LOVER’S BODY

ESSENCE

ROWS

DEAD MOM

LONELINESS

TRANSLUCENT NERVE

THIRTY-THREE YEARS OLD

DO NOT BREAK

INTIMACY WITH SCIENCE

OUTSKIRTS OF CHILDHOOD

POETRY

A SONG FOR THE PAST

STEPPENWOLF

CHILDHOOD ALBUM

CITIES

THE STAGE

A MEETING

QUESTIONS

VAMPIRE

FLIGHTS IN VIRTUAL REALITY

FROM WHERE?

GIVEN TO ME

FROM

VAN GOGH

POEMS (ORIGINALLY IN ENGLISH)

ALIEN

COMMON FACE

HER LONELY BED

FACE

LIKE-HATE

NEXT FAKE YEAR

WINDOWS

PLANE

INSTEAD

US AND THEM

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

WEBGIRL

HOLDING MYSELF

FILE

HATE

NIGHT

MOTIFS OF YEARS

PLAID OF FATE

THE CHOICE

ARMY OF THE TWENTIES

POEMS (TRANSLATED—ALPHABETICAL LIST)

POEMS (ORIGINALLY IN ENGLISH—ALPHABETICAL LIST)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The first part of the book is translated by Larissa Kulinich into English from Steven Duplij’s book of poetry, Bosonization of Feelings (Russian).

Translated poems are edited by James D. Mavis.

Poems originally in English are edited by Arthur Mortensen.

The author is grateful to Andrew James Bruce, Dave Ellerman, Mike Hewitt,