21. Anna Akhmatova anna akhmatova was born anna Gorenko in Bolshoy Fontan, near Odessa, Ukraine, as the daughter of a naval engineer. She began writing http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/aakhma.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) - pseudonym of Anna Andreyevna Gorenko One of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th-century, who became a legend in her own time as a poet and symbol of artistic integrity. Akhmatova's work is characterized by precision, clarity, and economy. She wrote with apparent simplicity and naturalness and her rhyming was classical compared to such radical contemporary writers as Marina Tsvetaeva and Vladimir Mayakovsky. "Our sacred craft has existed For thousands of years... With it, luminous even in darkness is earth. But no poet has ever insisted, Through laughter or tears, That there is no wisdom, no age, no death." Anna Akhmatova was born Anna Gorenko in Bolshoy Fontan, near Odessa, Ukraine, as the daughter of a naval engineer. She began writing poetry at the age of 11, and adopted a pseudonym to allay her father's fears that as a"decadent poetress" she would dishonour the family. The pseudonym was the Tatar name of Akhmatova's great-grandmother. When she was sixteen, her father abandoned his family. Akhmatova attended a girls' gymnasium in Tsarskoe Selo and the famous Smolnyi Institute in St. Petersburg. She continued her studies in Kiev in Fundukleevskaia gymnasium (1906) and in a law school (1907) before moving to St. Petersburg to study literature. Among her teachers were the poet, dramatist and essayist Innokenty Annensky (1856-1909), who influenced her deeply. Between the years 1910 and 1912 she visited Paris, where she met the painter Amedeo Modigliani, and northern Italy. At the age of 21 she became a member of the

22. F&P Anna Andreevna Akhmatova akhmatova, the Russian poet, lived between 1889 and 1966. She was a leading figure in the Acmeist movement. Site contains biography info as well as links to her poetry in Russian and English. http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/culture/literature/20century/akhmatova.h

If poetry comes not so naturally as leaves to a tree it had better not come at all. - Keats Anna Andreevna Akhmatova (Real name: Anna Andreevna Gorenko) (1889 - 1966) The Russian Soviet poet Anna Andreevna Gorenko was born on June 11th, 1889 near Odessa, in Bolshoy Fontan. While still very young, she was taken to Tsarskoe Selo, which later came to be called the city of Pushkin. She lived there until the age of 16, and it is there that she composed some of her first poetry. She later graduated from the Fundukleevsky Institute in Kiev, and it is here that her childhood romance with former Tsarskoe Selo schoolmate Nikolai Gumilevi finally culminated in marriage. During this time Anna had already written about 200 poems, some of which were selected for publication in her first book in 1912. The book, which was entitiled "Evening," brought her public recognition as well as critical praise. In 1914, Akmatova's second book, entitled "Rosary," was published. These first two compilations primarily contained romantic poems. When reading these poems, you can see Akhmatova's distinguished use of dramatic style and heartfelt emotional expression. Poetry From the book "Evening" (only russian) From the book "Rosary" (only russian) Selected poetry (english/russian) 17 poems Akmatova's third poetic compilation, "White Wall" was published in 1917, during WWI. In this book, her sharp, ringing voice expounds upon the theme of her native land, Russia.

23. ANNA AHMATOVA akhmatova, anna, pseudonym of anna Andreyevna Gorenko (18881966), Russian lyric poet, considered one Another source adds akhmatova, anna, pseudonym of anna ANDREYEVNA GORENKO (b http://sangha.net/messengers/Ahmatova.htm

ANNA AHMATOVA Messengers Art Gallery Photo Gallery Audio-Visual ... Archangels A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF ONE THE GREATEST POETESSES IN WORLD HISTORY Life Poetry Links Images ... Books Life Akhmatova, Anna, pseudonym of Anna Andreyevna Gorenko (1888-1966), Russian lyric poet, considered one of the greatest poets in the history of Russian literature. With Osip Mandelstam she was a leader of the early 20th-century acmeist movement, which called for use of poetic language that would convey exact meanings with simplicity and clarity. Akhmatova was born near Odesa, Ukraine, but spent most of her life in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Her first volumes of romantic lyrics, Vecher (Evening, 1912) and Chyotki (The Rosary, 1914), gained immediate popular and critical success. Later works, such as Anno domini MCMXXI (1922), introduced patriotic themes. Beginning in the early 1920s, publication of Akhmatova's work, with a few exceptions, was banned by the Soviet regime led by Joseph Stalin, who felt that her poetry did not sufficiently promote Communist policy (see Russian Literature: Socialist Realism). This ban was gradually lifted following Stalin's death in 1953. Rekviem (1963; Requiem, 1964) and Poema bez geroya (Poem Without a Hero, 1962), considered her masterpieces, chronicle not only her own sufferings but also those of all Russians during Stalin's reign. Another source adds: Akhmatova, Anna

24. Alexander Ostrovsky - Olga's Gallery Biography of the poet illustrated with her portraits by famous artists. http://www.abcgallery.com/liter/akhmatova.html

Olga's Gallery Anna Akhmatova Akhmatova, Anna, pseudonym of Anna Andreevna Gorenko (1889-1966) Russian poetess, born in Odessa into the family of a naval officer. She started to write very early to ultimate horror of her parents; her father told her not to shame the family name by becoming a “decadent poetess”. She chose the name of her great-grandmother as a literary pseudonym not to embarrass the family. For some time she studied at law school in Kiev. In 1910, she married Nicolai Gumilev (1886-1921), himself a poet and critic, who at first considerably influenced her style. They spent the spring of 1910, their honeymoon, in Paris, where Anna met the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) and fell in love with him. Summer of 1911 she spent with Modigliani in Paris. Under the influence of this love affair she wrote many lyrical poems, many of which formed up her first book, Evening The same year that her first book was published, 1912, her son Lev Gumilev (1912-92) was born. He would become an outstanding historian, geographer, and philosopher. But meanwhile his father put the child under supervision of his own mother, who disliked Anna. Akhmatova tried to protest the situation, but Nicolai supported his family; Anna visited her son during holidays and summer. She wrote that she ‘was a bad mother’, that “motherhood is a bright torture. I was not worthy of it.” The book Evening made Akhmatova a very popular poetess, and her second book

25. Altman, Nathan: Portrait Of Anna Akhmatova Painting of the author. http://www.auburn.edu/academic/liberal_arts/foreign/russian/art/altman-akhmatova

Altman, Nathan: Portrait of Anna Akhmatova (1914) Index Access George Mitrevski . Auburn University

26. Anna Akhmatova - The Academy Of American Poets anna akhmatova The Academy of American Poets presents biographies, photographs, selected poems, and links as part of its online poetry exhibits. http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=1

27. ANNA ANDREEVNA AKHMATOVA || Gemini Mint's World A collection of links and selected poems by this famous Russian poet. Poems are English translations. http://www.geocities.com/gemini-mint/axmatova.html

Anna Akhmatova FINALLY updated again on June 1, 2003 I even fixed the links! Requiem Other selected poems Great Links Akhmatova Page Great links, video clip of Akhmatova, image slide show, bio. By Jill Dybka. The Academy of American Poets - Poetry Exhibits - Anna Akhmatova Links, poems, bio, selected bibliography, books available at borders.com. Anna Akhmatova Extensive biography HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Anna Akhmatova Translations into English of some of her poems. WISE WOMEN'S POEMS Translation of Akhmatova's "The First Long Range Artillery Fire on Leningrad" and Tsvetaeva's "Poem of the End." This site contains many excellent poems written by - who else? - wise women. ANNA AKHMATOVA IN PORTRAITS BY HER CONTEMPORARIES This page discusses Akhmatova's portrayal of herself in her poetry and why she was the subject of so many works of art. At the bottom of the page, there is a link that says "catalog." What follows is a huge collection of various Akhmatova portraits in many media. The descriptions are in Cyrillic, but you can still look at the pictures even if you don't know Russian (hey, nobody's perfect). Temple of Anna Akhmatova Great images, bio, photo gallery, two beautiful paintings by Altman and Petrov-Vodkin, audio-visual, etc. Recommended.

28. Allspirit - Spirituality Spiritual Poetry Writings Quotations Song Lyrics Spiritual poetry from masters such as Rumi, Rabindranath Tagore, Rainer Maria Rilke, Christina Rossetti, Kahlil Gibran, anna akhmatova. http://www.allspirit.co.uk

@import "allspirit1.css"; Spirituality is the theme of allspirit, and spiritual writing, poetry, quotations and song lyrics can all be found in abundance. From Advaita to Zen, ancient to contemporary, there is something here for everybody. Please navigate your way around the site by using the left navigation bar. A list of all pages can be found on the Site Map . Enjoy your visit, and remember to bookmark this page if you would like to visit again. There are several forums brought to you by Allspirit. For more detailed information, visit the forums page. The latest additions to Allspirit can be found on the what's new? page. Sacred Texts from various traditions, including the Gospel of Thomas, Bhagavad Gita, Hsin Hsin Ming, Tao Te Ching and several Buddhist Sutras can be found on the Sacred Texts page. Writings from contemporary mystics are listed on the Spiritual Writings page. Check the poetry index for a list of poets, who include Rumi, Hafiz, Rabindranath Tagore, William Blake, Rainer Maria Rilke, Thich Nhat Hanh, Mary Oliver, Anna Akhmatova; along with many others. The new free greetings cards service is now up and running, and I am adding more cards and categories all of the time.

29. Anna Akhmatova Page Tons of WWW Links About the Russian Poet anna akhmatova (18891966).On the WWW since 1995. anna Andreevna akhmatova (1889-1966 http://jill.jazzkeyboard.com/akhmatova/

Anna Andreevna Akhmatova (1889-1966) "Anna Andreevna Akhmatova used poetry to give voice to the struggles and deepest yearnings of the Russian people, for whom she remains the greatest of literary heroines. She has lately come to symbolize for the world even beyond Russia the power of art to survive and transcend the terrors of our century." Judith Hemschemeyer, A Stranger to Heaven and Earth Darryl Dybka The URL of this page is: http://jill.jazzkeyboard.com/akhmatova/ Last updated May 2003, on the Web since 1995. Jill Dybka

30. The Other Side -- A Journey With Lot's Wife By Eve Kavanagh Literary meditation on the flight from Sodom, with poems by anna akhmatova and Roisin Cowman. http://www.theotherside.org/archive/may-jun98/kavanagh.html

The just man followed then his angel guide Where he strode on the black highway, hulking bright; But a wild grief in his wife's bosom cried, Look back, it is not too late for a last sight Of the red towers of your native Sodom, the square Where once you sang, the gardens you shall mourn, And the tall house with empty windows where You loved your husband and your babes were born. She turned, and looking on the bitter view Her eyes were welded shut by mortal pain. Into transparent salt her body grew, And her quick feet were rooted in the plain. Who would waste tears upon her? Is she not The least of our losses, this unhappy wife? Yet in my heart she shall not be forgot Who, for a single glance, gave up her life. Anna Akhmatova ntil a few years ago, I rarely gave Lot's wife a passing thought. If anyone had asked me what her story meant to me, my answer would have been "nothing." Two poems, both entitled "Lot's Wife," sparked new reflection on who this woman wasand changed the way I saw the world. The first, a translation of the Russian poem by Anna Akhmatova moved me to see the woman known only as Lot's wife as a real, flesh-and-blood person. Lot's wife reminded me of the countless other women in history whose lives and sufferings have been cast aside and trivialized in the name of really "important" thingslike men's wars and causes in the endless struggle between shifting groups to achieve power and possessions by domination. I thought of the many women who have been forced to march away from houses "with empty windows" where they also loved their husbands and gave birth to their babies. How many grief-stricken women have looked back for a last glimpse of home before moving into an unknown and uncertain future? Or no future at all?

31. PHONE-SOFT INTERNET-VERZEICHNIS DEUTSCHLAND:AKHMATOVA, ANNA akhmatova, anna. anna Achmatova Kleine Gedichtauswahl in deutscher Übersetzung Eine schlechte Übersetzung versetzt die Lyrikerin anna Achmatowa stilistisch ins 19 http://www.phs2.net/cwde/L3/oc002d.htm

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32. Anna Akhmatova Page Tons of WWW Links About the Russian Poet anna akhmatova (18891966).On the WWW since 1995. Works Cited. akhmatova, anna. Selected Poems. Trans. Richard McKane. http://jill.jazzkeyboard.com/akhmatova/akhmat.html

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

33. Translations Marina Tsvetaeva, anna akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Osip Mandelstam. (Also includes short story by Anton Chekhov.) http://students.ou.edu/A/Frank.A.Anderton-1/translations.htm

Home Page Poems Subject Guide Resume ... Writing Sampler Translations A Woman's Revenge by Anton Chekhov Someone rang the bell. Nadezhda Petrovna, the lady of the house in which this story took place, stood up from the couch and hurried to the door. "It must be my husband," she thought. But upon opening the door, it was not her husband that she saw. Before her stood a tall, handsome man in an expensive bear fur coat and gold eye glasses. His forehead was knitted and sleepy eyes looked out at the world indifferently. "What do you want?" asked Nadezhda Petrovna. "I am a doctor, madam. Someone sent for me. Uhh ... the Chelobitevs ... are you the Chelobitevs?" "We are the Chelobitevs, but ... for God's sake, excuse us, doctor. My husband had an abscess and a fever. He sent you a letter, but you took so long to come that he lost all patience and went to the dentist." "Huh. He could have gone to the dentist without bothering me." The doctor frowned. A minute passed in silence. "I am sorry, doctor, that we troubled you and made you come for nothing. Excuse us."

34. Anna Akhmatova - The Academy Of American Poets The Academy of American Poets presents a biography, photograph, and selected poems. http://www.poets.org/LIT/poet/aakhmfst.htm

poetry awards poetry month poetry exhibits poetry map ... about the academy Search Larger Type Find a Poet Find a Poem Listening Booth ... Add to a Notebook Anna Akhmatova 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

35. Translations Of Akhmatova, Mandelstham And Tsvetaeva Translations of anna akhmatova's White Flock, Osip Mandelshtam's Tristia and the best of Marina Tsvetaeva. http://www.geocities.com/ilya_shambat/

36. RUSNET :: Encyclopedia :: A :: Akhmatova, Anna anna akhmatova (18881966). print versionprint version. http://www.rusnet.nl/encyclo/a/akhmatova.shtml

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RUSNET.NL Print version. Published on site Rusnet.NL 18 November 2003 Original: http://www.rusnet.nl/encyclo/a/akhmatova.shtml Encyclopedia :: A :: Akhmatova, Anna A B C D ... Z Famous Russian poet of the Acmeist school. Akhmatova's brief lyrics, simply and musically written in the tradition of Pushkin , attained great popularity. Her themes were personal, emotional, and often ironic. Among her most popular volumes are Chiotki (The Rosary, 1914) and Iva (The Willow Tree, 1940). She was married to the Acmeist poet Lev Gumilev until 1918. Akhmatova remained silent for two decades. She began publishing again at the outbreak of World War II , after which her writings regained popularity. A courageous critic of Stalinism with a large underground following, she was harshly denounced by the Soviet regime in 1946 and 1957 for "bourgeois decadence."

38. Akhmatova, Anna. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. akhmatova, anna. (än´n khmä´t v ) (KEY) , pseud. of anna Andreyevna Gorenko ( ndr http://www.bartleby.com/65/ak/Akhmatov.html

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39. 3184. Akhmatova, Anna. The Columbia World Of Quotations. 1996 ATTRIBUTION anna akhmatova (1889–1966), Russian poet. “Wild Honey Smells of Freedom,” lines 14, as translated by Lenore http://www.bartleby.com/66/84/3184.html

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