So many stones have been thrown at me,That I’m not frightened of them anymore,And...
Anna Akhmatova
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Anna Akhmatova was a Russian poet who lived from 1889 to 1966. She is regarded as one of the most significant and influential poets of the 20th century, both in Russia and worldwide. She wrote lyric poems, cycles, memoirs, translations, and literary criticism. |
Not under foreign skiesNor under foreign wings protected –I shared all this with my...
Memory of sun seeps from the heart.Grass grows yellower.Faintly if at all the early...
I have enough treasures from the pastto last me longer than I need, or...
I wrung my hands under my dark veil. . .“Why are you pale, what...
I don’t know if you’re alive or dead.Can you on earth be sought,Or only...