Collections
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| War of the Beasts and the Animals | 2021 | Buy |
| The Voice Over: Poems and Essays | 2021 | Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Disappearing Act | 2026 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| In Memory of Memory | 2017 | Buy |
Maria Stepanova is a Russian poet and prose writer whose work has gained international recognition through English translations. Her most notable work in translation is In Memory of Memory (2017, English edition 2021), a book that defies easy categorization. It combines her family’s history with essays on photography, memory, and the way personal artifacts carry meaning across generations.
Her poetry collections include War of the Beasts and the Animals (2021) and The Voice Over: Poems and Essays (2021), both published in English translation. Her upcoming The Disappearing Act (2026) adds to her prose output. Stepanova’s writing sits at the intersection of poetry, memoir, and cultural criticism.
Stepanova is one of the most prominent living Russian poets, and her translated work has found a receptive audience among English-language readers interested in literary writing about memory, loss, and the weight of history.