SMALL FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY. POROSHKI АND PIROZHKI

VOL. 62, BOOK 1, PART C, 2024, pp. 118 – 136 Full text (Ru)

Author: Agnieszka Baczewska-Murdzek, Artur Zachar

Affiliation: University of Bialystok

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the phenomenon of short-form poetry in the Internet literature, discussing the genesis, development and formal-semantic features of “pirozhki” and “poroshki”, and pointing out their laconism and originality. “Pirozhki” are quatrains of a humorous and often absurd nature, originating in the Internet poetry of minimalism. “Poroshki”, a shortened version of “pirozhki” with a disyllabic fourth line, are the result of formal experiments – they develop the poetics of previous forms, focusing on provocative and laconic texts. The authors draw attention to their intertextuality, absurdity and language play, which distinguish these forms from other genres of poetry.

Key words: lyric, Contemporary Russian poetry, “small” poetic form, “pirozhki”, “poroshki”