Courage
by Anna Akhmatova
‘Courage’ by Anna Akhmatova is a passionate poem about courage in the face of war. Specifically, Akhmatova was writing about World War II.
He loved three things, alive:
by Anna Akhmatova
‘He loved three things, alive:’ by Anna Akhmatova is characteristic of Akhmatova’s poetry. It’s to the point, clear, and filled
I Taught Myself to Live Simply
by Anna Akhmatova
This poem, I Taught Myself to Live Simply, is beautiful and simple, just like the life its author promotes. Anna
Lot’s Wife (translated by Richard Wilbur)
by Anna Akhmatova
This intriguing poem, ‘Lot’s Wife’, by Anna Akhmatova, translated by Richard Wilbur, takes an age-old story that has been passed down from generation to generation and tells it from a new perspective, that of Lot’s wife.
You should appear less often in my dreams
by Anna Akhmatova
‘You should appear less often in my dreams’ by Anna Akhmatova contains short lines of longing for a relationship that