The effect of your writing is cumulative and I often think of the writing and the ideas long after reading what you have shared. A completely different type of poetry which demands we considered the different context, culture and countries in which it was created and your contribution to us. Thank you Larisa
Thank you, Tim. She was not only a genius in poetry, but an extraordinary woman, very proud and had a hard life because of the political changes In Russia. Now, there are eight museums in Russia devoted to her. Lev Tolstoy has only two!
My thanks go to Grief Reliefs, Auri Nurmio, Konstantin Asimonov, Ichristopher, Richard Bryant, Eugine Terekhin, Jorgen Lovenfeldt, Dostoevsky's Corner, and others for your interest in my essay about the tragic Marina Tsvetaeva and her poetry. It would be so inspiring to read your comments...
Thank you, guys. We love her poetry, but I never thought about her character before. I always thought only about how hard was her life because of the Bolsheviks. It was easy for me to leave Russia because of her fate. But she had a very difficult character. And her need for friends was tremendous, but no one could be her friend for long. My husband told me one night that I could talk about Tsvetaeva the whole night. So I stop now.
I still know the first one by heart, reciting it now- probably because it was the first one I heard, first that my Mom read to me. I guess I was pretty little. Mom explained to me that Marina was 14 when she wrote it. I might be wrong, I just remember my awe.
Then, much later, I had a " период" when I'd read all of hers, greedily, non-stop, many times over ...I had my favorites of course, but "favorite" is somehow not a right word...
Thank you, Chen. The 1st book she published was on her father's money when she was 18, but she began writing much earlier; her first known verse was published when she was 16. Her mother wanted her to be a pianist, and she felt free from piano only after her mother's death, at the age of 14, if I didn't forget. I am so bad with numbers. You can join me and translate any of her poems here or in your Substack.
Dear Rob Woller, I am so delighted that you like Marina’s poems that you restacked them. Thank you!
The effect of your writing is cumulative and I often think of the writing and the ideas long after reading what you have shared. A completely different type of poetry which demands we considered the different context, culture and countries in which it was created and your contribution to us. Thank you Larisa
Thank you, Tim. She was not only a genius in poetry, but an extraordinary woman, very proud and had a hard life because of the political changes In Russia. Now, there are eight museums in Russia devoted to her. Lev Tolstoy has only two!
My thanks go to Grief Reliefs, Auri Nurmio, Konstantin Asimonov, Ichristopher, Richard Bryant, Eugine Terekhin, Jorgen Lovenfeldt, Dostoevsky's Corner, and others for your interest in my essay about the tragic Marina Tsvetaeva and her poetry. It would be so inspiring to read your comments...
Her genius shines through her first poem, amazing at such a young age.
Thank you, guys. We love her poetry, but I never thought about her character before. I always thought only about how hard was her life because of the Bolsheviks. It was easy for me to leave Russia because of her fate. But she had a very difficult character. And her need for friends was tremendous, but no one could be her friend for long. My husband told me one night that I could talk about Tsvetaeva the whole night. So I stop now.
I still know the first one by heart, reciting it now- probably because it was the first one I heard, first that my Mom read to me. I guess I was pretty little. Mom explained to me that Marina was 14 when she wrote it. I might be wrong, I just remember my awe.
Then, much later, I had a " период" when I'd read all of hers, greedily, non-stop, many times over ...I had my favorites of course, but "favorite" is somehow not a right word...
Thank you, dear Larisa
Thank you, Chen. The 1st book she published was on her father's money when she was 18, but she began writing much earlier; her first known verse was published when she was 16. Her mother wanted her to be a pianist, and she felt free from piano only after her mother's death, at the age of 14, if I didn't forget. I am so bad with numbers. You can join me and translate any of her poems here or in your Substack.
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