About the book: 2014 / Irina Aleksandrovna Galkina (Kashirina) was born on February 15, 1932 in Moscow. Graduated from the Pedagogical Institute (Physics and Mathematics). She was a teacher, copyist, designer, singer in the State Moscow Choir under the direction of V. G. Sokolov, a singer in various Moscow churches (alto), and also participated in amateur opera. At the age of 34, out of despair and to save her soul, she began to compose poems - exclusively about love and sadness. This is how this book of confession turned out. Irina Aleksandrovna is also the author of the book “Beautiful Gifts of Flora,” which went through two editions (2000 and 2013), and is popular with readers.