41. Akhmatova Portrait of anna akhmatova, 1914 by Natan Altman anna akhmatova Biography, The Last Rose anna akhmatova Bibliography http://www.geocities.com/sulawesiprince/russpoets/akhmatova.html

Akhmatova Portrait of Anna Akhmatova by Natan Altman The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg BIOGRAPHY AND SELECTED POEMS Back to Russian poets index Anna Akhmatova Biography, "The Last Rose" Anna Akhmatova Bibliography "Love," translation by Daniel Weissbort "The Song of the Final Meeting," translation by Lyn Coffin "Pushkin," translation by Stanley Kunitz and Max Hayward "Insomnia," translation by Judith Hemschemeyer "In the Evening," translation by Judith Hemschemeyer Translations of a poem from White Flock,"The mysterious spring was still..." translation by Ljubov V. Kuchkina translation by Judith Hemschemeyer translation by Jane Kenyon with Vera S. Dunham "Willow," translation by Judith Hemschemeyer "The Forbidden Rose," translation by Judith Hemschemeyer "In every day...," translation by Ljubov V. Kuchkina "There is an utter mark in the people's nearness," translation by Ljubov V. Kuchkina "Wild honey the scent of freedom has," translation by Ljubov V. Kuchkina "Slowly does the river along the valley flow," translation by Ljubov V. Kuchkina "Like a white stone in the depth of a well,"

42. The Places Of Anna Akhmatova The St. Petersburg Times newspaper site includes reporting on business, politics, news and culture in Russia and the world; an archive, employment ads and http://it.stlawu.edu/~rkreuzer/pete13/pete13.htm

The Places of Anna Akhmatova Web Project St. Petersburg Course Spring Semester 2000 Dr. Ruth Kreuzer Kenneth Okoth Odessa Kiev (Ukraine) Tsarskoe Selo. The Stray Dog Cafe Akhmatova links Russian at SLU ... Back to top Introduction Anna Akhmatova captured the spirit and imagination of Russia for more than half a century. She contributed to the modern day mythos of St. Petersburg by her writing and personality over the different milestone events of 20th century Russian history, from the fall of the empire to the Revolution, the civil war, the world wars and the heyday of communism. I would like to lead you through a journey retracing the steps in Anna Akhmatova’s life. This journey shall introduce us to the places where Anna Akhmatova lived or close connections with. Several of these places have a great significance to her writing and role as the voice of Russia’s conscience through many tough times. One of the most important places in her life is of course the imperial summer resort of Tsarskoe Selo , close to St Petersburg. We shall also briefly explore other places in Anna Akhmatova’s life – such as where she was born, life abroad, and where she was finally buried.

43. Anna Akhmatova, Russian Poet It was on the cusp of these revolutionary events that the Russian poet anna akhmatova was born in 1889. She witnessed as a child the reign of the last http://great.russian-women.net/Anna_Akhmatova.shtml

Home Great Russian Women Anna Akhmatova Biographical/Historical Overview by Jill T. Dybka A Life Amid Change Akhmatova was born Anna Andreevna Gorenko. She was raised in an upper class family in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg. At an early age, she became interested in poetry, though it was not fashionable at the time. When her father found out about her aspirations, he told her not to shame the family name by becoming a "decadent poetess" (Kenyon 2). He forced her to take a pen-name, and she chose the last name of her maternal Great-Grandmother, a Tartar, from whom she inherited high cheekbones and striking features. She started signing her name "Anna Andreevna Akhmatova." That same year, the Revolution of 1905 took place. Thousands marched to the Tsar's palace, and many were shot by palace guards on "Bloody Sunday." From then on, the downfall of the Autocracy was near. Nicholas II implemented reforms to try to stop the strikes and unrest, but his government was weakening. In 1910, Akhmatova married Nikolai Gumilev. He was a romantic figure, a poet and adventurer enamored with North Africa. Gumilev founded a literary movement in Russia called "Acmeism," which was a reaction to the current Symbolism. The Acmeists emphasized clarity and directness, in contrast to the Symbolists, who the Acmeists believed clouded their poetry with ideologies and intangibilities like mysticism and symbols (Gibian 1). Shortly after Gumilev and Akhmatova were married, he left on a journey to Abyssinia, leaving her behind. While Gumilev was away, Akhmatova wrote many of the poems that would be published in 1912 in her first book

44. Anna Akhmatova - Research And Read Books, Journals, Articles At Research anna akhmatova at the Questia.com online library. http://www.questia.com/library/literature/anna-akhmatova.jsp

45. Anna Akhmatova - MSN Encarta akhmatova, anna, pseudonym of anna Andreyevna Gorenko (18881966), Russian lyric poet, considered one of the greatest poets in the history of Russian http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558359/Anna_Akhmatova.html

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46. The Missouri Review | Anna Akhmatova Consider anna akhmatova’s situation in Stalinist Russia after being identified as a “bourgeois element,” her poetry was banned from publication for fifteen http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/archives/tag/anna-akhmatova

The Missouri Review TMR Blog TMR Homepage Register ... Poetry and Power October 11, 2007 By: Tim Hayes Category: Commentaries Howl was banned for “obscenity” during the militant and sexually prudish Eisenhower era (apparently Ike’s crew-cut crew at customs didn’t care for Allen’s admission that he and his friends had “let themselves be fucked in the ass by saintly motorcyclists, and screamed with joy”). The list could go on indefinitely, but the pattern is always the same: oppressive governments move to silence the voice of poetry. But why should this be the case? Why are those who desire absolute power so terrified of an art that, in Auden’s famous phrase, makes nothing happen A more contemporary example may shed light on the question. Consider the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic poet Jalallddin Rumi, whose work (though growing in popularity in the West) has fallen out of favor in contemporary Afghanistan. According to Professor Abdulah Rohen, “the advent of communism in Afghanistan brought poetry into disfavour because it was seen as backward-looking.” Later, when the Taliban rose to power, “they attempted to crush Sufism and outlawed all music.” Despite their ideological differences, what these two oppressive governments shared in common was a strong distaste for Rumi. Clearly, this Rumi is a nefarious character; he dares to make dangerous assertions like: Let the lover be disgraceful, crazy

47. Selected Poems Of Anna Akhmatova SELECTED POEMS OF anna akhmatova. To the Muse íÕÚÅ The Muse my sister looked in my face, íÕÚÁÓÅÓÔÒÁ ÚÁÇÌÑÎÕÌÁ × ÌÉÏ, her gaze was bright and clear, http://s98.middlebury.edu/RU152A/STUDENTS/Akhmatova/spoems.html

SELECTED POEMS OF ANNA AKHMATOVA "Your gaze is not bright or clear." "÷ÚÏÒ Ô×ÏÊ ÎÅ ÑÓÅÎ, ÎÅ ÑÒÏË..." I'll sigh: "The Muse my sister came ôÉÈÏ ÏÔ×ÅÞÕ:"OÎÁ ÏÔÎÑÌÁ and took the gift of gifts away." âÏÖÉÊ ÐÏÄÁÒÏË." to lying lips that have betrayed us, All of the above poems were translated by Stanley Kunitz and Max Hayward. Back to the main page.

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49. The Anna Akhmatova Museum At The Fountain House The museum is located in the southern garden wing or the former 18th century Sheremetev Palace. I was here, in the flat of her husband, the prominent art http://www.russianmuseums.info/M127

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50. Picture/Poem Poster: Calyx (Anna Akhmatova) Picture/Poem Poster Calyx (anna akhmatova) http://www.cs-music.com/features/cards/poster_calyx.html

51. After Anna Akhmatova By Carol Ann Duffy | By Genre | Guardian Unlimited Books After anna akhmatova by Carol Ann Duffy. Saturday October 23, 2004 The Guardian. 1. It isn t happiness I seek. My lover leaves to visit a lover. http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/poetry/story/0,,1333723,00.html

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52. Anna Akhmatova This superb introduction to the work of the famous Russian poet anna akhmatova (18861966) begins with an account of her life in pre-revolutionary St. http://www.bergpublishers.com/?tabid=2142

53. Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna (Harper's Magazine) THINGS CONNECTED TO “akhmatova, anna Andreevna”. HUMAN BEINGS. Feinstein, Elaine Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich Ugresic, Dubravka http://www.harpers.org/subjects/AnnaAndreevnaAkhmatova

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54. Anna Akhmatova : Poems And Biography anna Andreyevna akhmatova was born anna Gorenko into an upperclass family in Odessa, the Ukraine, in 1889. Her interest in poetry began in her youth, http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/A/AkhmatovaAnn/index.htm

Poetry Chaikhana Sacred Poetry from Around the World Poetry Chaikhana Home New Music Teahouse ... Links Poets by: Name Tradition Century Timeline Poetry by: Theme Commentary Forum www.Poetry-Chaikhana.com ... 20th Century Russia (Europe) Anna Akhmatova Timeline Poems by Anna Akhmatova Books Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova was born Anna Gorenko into an upper-class family in Odessa, the Ukraine, in 1889. Her interest in poetry began in her youth, but when her father found out about her aspirations, he told her not to shame the family name by becoming a "decadent poetess". He forced her to take a pen name, and she chose the last name of her maternal great-grandmother. She attended law school in Kiev and married Nikolai Gumilev, a poet and critic, in 1910. Shortly after the marriage, he travelled to Abyssinia, leaving her behind. While Gumilev was away, Akhmatova wrote many of the poems that would be published in her popular first book, Evening. Her son Lev was also born in 1912. He was raised by his paternal grandmother, who disliked Akhmatova. Akhmatova protested this situation, but her husband supported his family. She would visit with her son during holidays and summer. Later, Akhmatova would write that "motherhood is a bright torture. I was not worthy of it." Upon Evening's publication in 1912, Akhmatova became a cult figure among the intelligentsia and part of the literary scene in St. Petersburg. Her second book, Rosary (1914), was critically acclaimed and established her reputation. With her husband, she became a leader of Acmeism, a movement which praised the virtues of lucid, carefully-crafted verse and reacted against the vagueness of the Symbolist style which dominated the Russian literary scene of the period. She and Gumilev divorced in 1918. Akhmatova married twice more, to Vladimir Shileiko in 1918, whom she divorced in 1928, and Nikolai Punin, who died in a Siberian labor camp in 1953. The writer Boris Pasternak, who was already married, had proposed to her numerous times.

55. Anna Akhmatova « Pō’Ä­-trē In his introduction to the collection that this poem is taken from (anna akhmatova Poems, W.W. Norton Co., 1983), Brodsky writes http://audiopoetry.wordpress.com/category/poet/anna-akhmatova/

Home FAQ Posts filed under 'Anna Akhmatova' I called death down Anna Akhmatova Listen I called death down on the heads of those I cherished. One after the other, their deaths occured. I cannot bear to think how many perished. These graves were all predicted by my word. As ravens circle above the place Where they smell fresh-blooded limbs, So my love, with triumphant face, Inflicted its wild hymns. Being with you is sweet beyond mention, Give me both hands, pay careful attention, I beseech you: go away, and leave me alone. May he live, unmentioned in my poems, Ignorant of all my love. [translated from the Russian by Lyn Coffin] writes , and the sentiment recurs again and again throughout the ages that follow. And yet here we are, in the Russian police state, and suddenly the act of naming has turned fatal, the poem guaranteeing not eternal fame but instant execution. Akhmatova wrote this poem in 1921, the year her first husband, poet Nikolay Gumilyov [falstaff] 1 comment November 18, 2007 About Us Black Mamba Falstaff Veena FAQ A Few Questions Answered Recent Posts The Bedroom Your Momma Says Omnia Vincit Amor The Warm Rain Proem: To Brooklyn Bridge ... The God Forsakes Antony Recent Comments Kazelbya on Nazm Uljhi Hui Hai Seene Mein...

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58. Anna Akhmatova Biography anna akhmatova ( , , June 23, 1889 (June 11, Old Style and also St John s Eve) March 5, 1966) was the pen name of anna http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Akhmatova_Anna.html

Biography Base Home Link To Us Search Biographies: Browse Biographies A B C D ... Z Anna Akhmatova Biography Anna Akhmatova Akhmatova's work ranges from short lyric poems through poem cycles, such as her masterpiece on the Stalinist terror "Requiem", to substantial verse pieces including "Poem Without a Hero". Her work addresses themes including time and memory, the fate of creative women, and the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of Stalinism. Akhmatova was born in Bolshoy Fontan near Odessa. Her childhood does not appear to have been happy; her parents separated in 1905. She married the poet Nikolay Gumilyov in 1910. Their son, born in 1912, was the writer Lev Gumilyov. Akhmatova maintained a long friendship with fellow Russian poetess Marina Tsvetaeva, with several poems written in the form of correspondence between the two. Nikolay Gumilyov was executed in 1921 for activities considered anti-Soviet; Akhmatova was effectively silenced, unable to publish poetry, between 1925 and 1952 (except for an interval between 1940 and 1946). She died in Leningrad in 1966. There is a museum devoted to Akhmatova at the Fountain House (more properly known as the Sheremetev Palace in St Petersburg), where Akhmatova lived from the mid 1920s until 1952.

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60. Anna Akhmatova Criticism (Vol. 126) anna akhmatova spent a major part of her career not being able to publish her work in her own country, yet she refused to be silenced. http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/akhmatova-anna

utmSetVar('lit_all'); Anna Akhmatova Criticism and Essays Welcome, guest! Login Join eNotes Entire Site Literature Science History Business Soc. Sciences Health Arts College Journals Literature Science History Business ... Z Search All Criticism: Printable Version Download PDF Cite this Page Anna Akhmatova 1888–1966 (Pseudonym for Anna Andreyevna Gorenko) Russian poet, translator, and essayist. The following entry presents an overview of Akhmatova's career. For further information on her life and works, see CLC , Volumes 11, 25, and 64. INTRODUCTION Anna Akhmatova spent a major part of her career not being able to publish her work in her own country, yet she refused to be silenced. By remaining one of the few artists who did not emigrate during the years of Stalinist oppression in Russia, and by having friends memorize her verse when committing it to paper would have been dangerous, she guaranteed herself and the Russian people a voice. As such she has become one of the most important artistic figures in twentieth-century literature. Biographical Information Akhmatova was born Anna Andreyevna Gorenko in Kiev, Russia. Her father was a naval architect and moved the family to the Baltic in 1905. After her father and mother separated, the family settled in Tsarkoe Selo, just outside St. Petersburg. In 1910, Akhmatova married the poet Nikolai Gumilyov, who was at first reluctant for her to pursue poetry. When he saw her talent, however, he encouraged her, and together with poets such as Osip Mandelstam they began the Acmeist movement in Russian poetry. The movement was in opposition to the prevailing Symbolist poetry of the era. At the age of 22, she published her first volume

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