Voymega

Voymega (Russian: «Воймега») was a Moscow-based non-profit publishing house that specialised in contemporary Russian poetry. It was co-founded by the poet Alexander Pereverzin, who also served as its editor-in-chief. The publishing house operated for many years as one of the few dedicated poetry imprints in Russia, releasing books that received professional literary awards and were repeatedly named by various publications as the best poetry books of the year. It closed in 2022. Voymega's catalogue featured many of the most respected contemporary Russian poets and translators. Among its authors were Alexander Timofeyevsky, Grigory Kruzhkov, Irina Ermakova, Igor Melamed, Ivan Volkov, Alexander Pereverzin, Nata Suchkova, Maria Timatkova, Inga Kuznetsova, Andrey Vasilevsky, Maria Markova, and Vladimir Kosogov. Several of these writers are laureates of major Russian literary prizes, including the State Prize of the Russian Federation, the Voloshin International Prize, the Russian Prize, the Triumph Prize, the Gorky Prize, the Boris Pasternak Prize, the Lyceum Prize, and others. Beyond publishing, Voymega engaged in promotional activities, presenting its books in various regions of Russia. The publishing house maintained an online presence through a LiveJournal blog, which served as its official website and communication channel. Critics noted that Voymega's authors, despite varying degrees of freedom in dealing with contemporary discourse, were united not by shared positive programmes but by a common negative device — a refusal of experiment. The imprint favoured strong verse (with free verse represented very sparingly) and a 'full-blooded' lyrical hero, positioning itself as poetry for reading rather than for cultivating a new anthropological subspecies, changing reality, or self-knowledge of the Absolute. Its reader was described not as an improved descendant, not a colleague, and not a curious professional, but someone who, in the old-fashioned way, expects from poems an 'unceremonious' intervention in his life. The publishing house was non-commercial in nature and operated as a non-profit entity. Its closure in 2022 marked the end of an important outlet for contemporary Russian poetry.

Voymega was a Moscow-based non-profit publishing house dedicated to contemporary Russian poetry. It was co-founded by the poet Alexander Pereverzin, who served as its editor-in-chief. The exact founding year is not specified in the available sources, but the publishing house was active for many years, building a catalogue of poetry books that earned professional literary awards and were frequently cited by various publications as the best poetry books of the year. The imprint distinguished itself through its editorial stance: while its authors enjoyed varying degrees of freedom in engaging with contemporary discourse, they were united by a common negative device — a refusal of experiment. Voymega did not aim to educate readers in 'current poetic practices' or test their breadth of views. Instead, it favoured strong verse (with free verse represented very sparingly) and a 'full-blooded' lyrical hero. Its poetry was intended for reading, not for cultivating a new anthropological subspecies, changing reality, or self-knowledge of the Absolute. The reader it addressed was not an improved descendant, not a colleague, and not a curious professional, but someone who, in the old-fashioned way, expects from poems an 'unceremonious' intervention in his life. Among the authors published by Voymega were many prominent figures of contemporary Russian literature: Alexander Timofeyevsky, a laureate of numerous prizes and author of the song 'Let the clumsy pedestrians run through the puddles' from the cartoon Cheburashka; Grigory Kruzhkov, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in Literature and Art and a major contemporary translator of English-language poetry; Irina Ermakova, laureate of the ANTOLOGIA prize for achievements in contemporary poetry and of the professional poetry prize Moscow Account; Igor Melamed, laureate of the Gorky Prize; Ivan Volkov, laureate of the Boris Pasternak Prize; Alexander Pereverzin, laureate of the International Voloshin Prize; Nata Suchkova, laureate of the Small Prize 'Moscow Account'; Maria Timatkova, laureate of the Russian Prize; Inga Kuznetsova, laureate of the youth Triumph Prize; Andrey Vasilevsky, editor-in-chief of the journal Novy Mir; Maria Markova, laureate of the Prize of the President of the Russian Federation for Young Cultural Figures; and Vladimir Kosogov, the first laureate of the Lyceum Prize. In addition to publishing books, Voymega conducted promotional activities, presenting its publications in various regions of Russia. The publishing house maintained a LiveJournal blog as its online presence. It closed in 2022.

• Voymega publishing house active as a non-profit publisher of contemporary Russian poetry in Moscow

• Voymega books receive professional literary awards and are named best poetry books of the year by various publications

• Voymega closes in 2022

Non-profit publisher of contemporary Russian poetry, favouring strong verse and a 'full-blooded' lyrical hero over experimental poetics.

• Poetry books by Alexander Timofeyevsky

• Poetry books by Grigory Kruzhkov

• Poetry books by Irina Ermakova

• Poetry books by Igor Melamed

• Poetry books by Ivan Volkov

• Poetry books by Alexander Pereverzin

• Poetry books by Nata Suchkova

• Poetry books by Maria Timatkova

• Poetry books by Inga Kuznetsova

• Poetry books by Andrey Vasilevsky

• Poetry books by Maria Markova

• Poetry books by Vladimir Kosogov

1. 1Voymega — Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Воймега (издательство) — Википедияru.wikipedia.org
3. 3Издательский проект «Воймега» в Живом Журналеvoymega.livejournal.com