Russian poet Katia Kapovich believes that poetry is about the forbidden, that it thrives on "stealing air" and challenging convention. She tells host Jonathan Groubert about her brushes with Russian police… and why she likes to be photographed while smoking cigarettes.
For more of her poetry visit Katia's website.
This story was taken from the latest edition of The State We're In - Talk to me.
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