"Seven Postcards From a Former Soviet Republic" won the 1998 Erika Mumford Award from the New England Poetry Club. The club was founded by Robert Frost. The selecting judge was the poet Fred Marchant, who has written extensively about his experiences during the Vietnam War.
It should be remembered that these poems were written to reflect the conditions of life in the former USSR at that time. Having been back to Moldova and Russia many times since the early 90s, I can say with confidence that the situation in both countries has changed drastically and in many ways for the better.
Here is a link to all seven poems which were published originally in the year 2000.
https://www.peacecorpswriters.org/pages/2000/0001/001wriwrflyn.html
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