anna akhmatova was born on june 23rd, 1889. in her time as a writer she wrote about time and memory, the fate of creative women, and the difficulties of living and writing in the shadow of stalinism.
and as its going
and as it's going often at love's breaking,
the ghost of first days came again to us,
the silver willow through window then stretched in,
the silver beauty of her gentle branches.
the bird began to sing the song of light and pleasure
to us, who fears to lift looks from the earth,
who are so lofty, bitter and intense,
about days when we were saved together.
anna akhamatova (1889 – 1966)
translated by yevgeny bonver desember, 2000
edited by dmitry karshtedt february, 2001
to read more of anna’s poetry, visit here.
this page has a fascinating insight into her relationship with modigliani.
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