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Соломон одевал Доспехи,
НаголО пиздаватый Меч!
С гор спускались мысли-абреки —
Пришло время — гОловы с плеч.
Налицо цвета хаки и смокинг,
Зверел, поднимался со дна,
Ну, встречайте стадА — мистер Джокер,
ДВА кинжала, калаш и Луна.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Paris, 2024 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is an anthem to the inner warrior. Solomon, the Joker, the mountain rebels, and the Moon merge into one figure — a hero unafraid to be himself. His armor is his own style; his weapon, wit and will. He doesn’t ask for approval — he asserts presence. Individuality isn’t a mask. It’s armor. And you don’t take it off.
Водоворот безумный в рот,
Я наливал тебе компот,
И двадцать пять коробок лета
Я паковал себе в комод.
Желтело, осень поступала,
А тело согревал портвейн,
Пришла ты в черном и сказала:
«А ну, красавчик, ахуей».

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Vienne, 2023 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is like port wine under the skin: warm, chaotic, defiantly alive. It doesn’t pretend to be refined — and that’s exactly its power. Feeling, lust, sentimentality, and rebellion all fit in the same dresser drawer. Being yourself sometimes means not holding back an “ah-****-yeah” when everything really is that good.
Я встречаю Новый год,
Вместе с Сашкой Чернорот
И сестричкой Крем-Брюлей,
Дайка тварь лизнуть блядей.
Чешет ногу маг Орфей,
Бармалею нервно курит,
Тем и тем, и тем налей,
Я сегодня Цезарь Юлий.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Paris, 2024 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem doesn’t pretend. It speaks the language of chaos, lust, and absurd celebration — raw, unfiltered, and alive. Emotional honesty here means embracing the wildness of being human: to laugh, to rage, to toast, to ****, to fall — and to own it all without shame.
Баронесса без изъяна
Лопала банкиров рьяно —
То ботфорте, то пиано,
Мастер Плётки и Баяна.
В золоте шмалят рассветы,
Языки горят в каретах.
Знаешь, Дьявол носит Прада?
Ну, встречайте: их бин Яна.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2021 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is a hymn to bold, unapologetic femininity. The Baroness is no object of desire — she’s a figure of power and taste. She reclaims male roles, redistributes control and capital. Ironic, glamorous, dangerous — she writes her own rules.
Жарил в ухо, горло, нос,
Сразу видно кто есть Ху,
А вы, зая, пылесос,
Принимайте юху-ху.
Рукоплещу вам пальцАми,
Обезумел, разогнал,
Эй, куда же ты с концами,
Разряжаешь арсенал?

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Paris, 2024 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is a rhythmic ode to ****** boldness. Here, the body isn’t an object — it’s a tool of action, a stage, a force, and a source of humor. There is no shame — only tempo, aggression, thrill, and pleasure. It’s the right to feel and express oneself, even through grotesque, even through excess. Because the body, too, is a subject.
В пряничном домике,
Сбоку на пику,
Я наливал тебе в рот
Ежевику.
Вот Дровосеки,
А вот Эвридика,
Быстро все в торт.
Только тихо.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2021 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is about the freedom to play with meanings, images, and the body beyond gender norms. There are no “proper” bodies, no “normative” genders here — only a space where blackberry and Eurydice can share the same frame, and a cake can become a medium for dialogue rather than an object. All genders are needed, all genders matter. Western culture thrives in ambiguity — and that is its strength.
Пьер Карден да Пьер Мартен —
Феерично и манерно —
Рисовали многочлен,
Получился буй трёхмерный.
Брали книжных телок в плен,
В буржуазные гримасы,
Накаляя этот тлен,
Гнали девочек в кассу.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2020 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem is a sharp parody of aestheticized bourgeois taste and the hypocrisy of the fashion scene. The author uses grotesque imagery and hyperbole to expose a system where femininity is not a subject but a commodity. It’s poetry of anger, stylish satire, and anti-snobbery — where wordplay becomes a form of resistance. Not devaluation, but unmasking.
Гинеколог-парикмахер,
По газону гнал Шумахер,
Только локоны на кафель
Упадали, уповали.
А эстетские утехи
Улыбали, умывали,
Гнал на Захер в полный ахер,
Мазафакер.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Montreal, 2024 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem celebrates the body and absurdity — humor, irony, and eccentricity merge into a metaphor for liberated identity. What seems incompatible becomes art. It’s a feast of self-expression, where even the bathroom tiles take part.
Вернулся я с бала...
Скучища смертная!
Слагалось по комнатам,
Быдло бессмертное;
Патроны расплавили
Дамы каретные;
Слонялись, и гнули —
Эксперты мы.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Kiev, 2019 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This is a poetic stab right into the face of snobbery. The ball isn't a pinnacle of taste — it's a dull parade of tired roles. The author isn’t just an observer — he's a saboteur, slicing through salon etiquette with a rhyme like a blade.
Пиздастрадал пиздаконтроль —
На стуле Янка Супер-сутер,
На карандаш берет любовь
И загружает темпо в убер.
И дохли розы под наркозом,
И рифмовались к буржуЯм,
Мы ж ебанем салат мимозу
За число Пи и первый лям.

Yaroslav Kulikovsky. Prague, 2020 (c).
Part of the cycle: Poems on City Flesh and Power.

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This poem turns chaos into choreography. With sharp rhythm and wild imagery, it captures a woman’s unapologetic command of her reality — from taking love “on a pencil” to ordering tempo in an Uber. Nothing is sacred, everything is hers to remix. Even Pi and mimosa salad. It’s not just rebellion — it’s style as survival.
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