Grains of Sand

About the Book

This collection of poetry and photography is an exhilarating insight into the world of human nature, human condition and the universal qualities that make us all human. Sergei Isaenko’s poetry is incredibly rich and rhythmical; it demonstrates a mastery of rhyme and contemplations on a very deep and personal level.

"As a photographer and a poet I mix both of the mediums into one. For every poem there is an image that follows the concept and the idea of the text; the photographs are meant to both shed light and support the meaning or simply enrich the expression.

So why Grains of Sand? To me each poem, each word, every line of text are pieces of a puzzle; this riddle is like a pebble that lies on a river bank, a grain of sand amongst the endless beach.

About the Author

Sergei Isaenko is an artist, photographer, designer and most of all a poet and a dreamer. Originally from Southern Russia Sergei immigrated to the United States with his family, where in the mountains of North Carolina he first discovered his talents for creativity and ambition to create inspirational works of art. The biggest dream in life of Sergei is to inspire others. 

Sergei grew up in very unique environment – Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, a capitol city of a small republic on the Southern outskirts of Russia in the center of Caucasian mountains. That particular region was a very distinct cultural center of indigenous Caucasian republics with an astonishing variety of Middle Eastern peoples. Up to ten different languages and dialects could be heard on the streets of the rural city of Vladikavkaz. Wild and mystic mountain nature and the combination of ethnic, religious and cultural diversities made a huge impact on Sergei’s developing imagination. Ever since he was a little boy he had grandiose and fantastic dreams about other worlds and improving the world that we live in.

Having lived and grown up in many unique places of the wolrd and being part of a very intellectual family Sergei Isaenko has a very critical and unique perspective about of human condition. He writes poetry on a very deep and personal level.