The writer Anastasia Orlova gives answers to questions in terms of how to put on tights without worries and difficulties, how to name fingers by name or how to go for a walk on a rainy day with a feeling of happiness inside.
She is helped by looking for inspiration by simply observing children, pigeons (the Lyal-Guli poem), cats, and dogs. But as the wife and mother of two sons, Anastasia admits that she lives with a feeling of lack of time. After all, she has to fulfill household chores, devote time to herself, her children and at the same time travel a lot, meet with readers and various creative people.
Writing
Recently, actress Yulia Peresild staged the charity performance "Poem", which was held in Moscow at various venues. The play was based on the works of three authors: Anastasia Orlova, Natalya Volkova and Maria Rubasova.
Anastasia Orlova began to write poetry for children when she had her own babies, but before that she lived with the feeling that poetry was parallel to her. Thanks to her mother, Nastya at four years old independently learned and loved to read. Nobody worked specifically with her, the girl approached her mother and asked: “What is this letter?”, And Pushkin’s poem “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” became her favorite book.
Favorite children's poems and fairy tales
Anastasia Orlova recalls how she read Saltan aloud to her grandmother, who was sitting next to her, peeling potatoes and carefully listening to her granddaughter. In general, according to the writer, her childhood passed freely, freely, and spaciously. At her grandmother in the garden she was allowed to lay a bed and read books, she could climb into the attic and look at children's notebooks, albums, preserved from my mother’s school days.
Favorite books in childhood were the “Fly-Tsokotuha” by Korney Chukovsky, “Silly Horse” by G. Levin, poems by Grigoryev, Kharms, Yasnov, Boroditskaya, stories by Yuri Kazakov, “Wine from Dandelions” by Ray Bradbury and so on.
Writer Biography
Orlova Anastasia was born in 1981 in the city of Volzhsky, Volgograd region. When she was nine years old, her first poems were published in the children's magazine Tram. This edition was the most beloved, and although the 90s were difficult for Russia, the magazine was published very colorful and kind. When the girl took a chance, sent her poem there and it was printed together with a beautiful illustration - Nastya was in seventh heaven with happiness. Anastasia then wrote poetry for a long time, but gradually the writing came to naught and returned only when she had her own kids.
Children from birth perceive poetry, the writer believes. It is not at all necessary to plant a child and read to him.
Mom, dad or grandparents can memorize a rhyme and pronounce it by talking with a child. Stroking his back, head, do a light massage of the arms, legs and recite, for example, Marshak or Barto. It’s not worth it to impose poetry and literature on children, they should easily perceive it through games, and then, having matured, the child will easily approach classical literature and even fall in love with it.
Anastasia Orlova comes to a meeting with children, having prepared in advance for the specific questions they ask. They are interested in how old she is and whether she dyes her hair. Kids are concerned about the number of butterflies living on the planet, and older children are interested in how poetry begins and what pills a writer drinks to memorize a huge number of verses by heart. They are also interested in the financial side of writing. Apparently, they once and for all want to decide for themselves the question of whether it is worth making an effort for this matter.
Presidential Award
The poet Anastasia Orlova was awarded the Presidential Prize for her contribution to children's literature. President Vladimir V. Putin personally presented the writer with an award, and Vladimir Tolstoy , adviser to the head of state on culture, said that the candidacy of A. Orlova was unanimously supported by all the participants in the selection.
Anastasia was worried about this, as she did not know what she would say in her reply, and decided to rely on inspiration. It arrived just in time, at first she thanked Vladimir Vladimirovich, parents, friends and tutors, and then said that her reader had recently sent a video where she and her daughter played “finger-peas”, “fist-snail” and “apples” heels. " For Anastasia, this was a moment of happiness, pure joy, she realized that everything that she does for children and adolescents is only for such moments, since all good things come from childhood.
Future plans
Currently, a young writer, mother and wife are engaged in meetings in Yaroslavl, Moscow. Recently, she visited Suzdal, where the premiere of the animated film "Heel-apples" took place on her book. The cartoon turned out to be touching. Director Maria Sosnina did an amazing job.
Soon there will be a new book by the writer, Little Wind, with illustrations by Marina Kutyavina, on which they worked together. As a child, Nastya loved to draw a round dance of men, and now she draws with words.
Anastasia Orlova writes her poems from the bottom of her heart. There is enough one glance cast on the face of this woman, and I immediately want to have as many people as possible.
List of books An. Orlova:
- "Heel apples."
- "Seasons".
- "The Henry Kids."
- "The alphabet in verses."
- “It all started with a wheel.”
- "The first book of the baby."
She is also a member of the Moscow Writers Union.