Poems by Alexander Block
(Alexander Blok poetry)
In English translation
(Russian originals, you’d have to switch to Russian, opens in a new tab)
Alexander Block, poems by Alexandre Block, also rendered as Blok and Alexandr Blok, in English translation. Alexander Block is a leading poet of the Russian symbolism movement, a literary giant of the fin de siècle through the Russian civil war period, though like many poets he, alas, doesn’t translate well.
A few random poems:
- Николай Языков – Песня (Всему человечеству)
- Наум Коржавин – От дурачеств, от ума ли
- One More Awakening by Pawan Kumar
- In Memoriam A. H. H.: 55. The wish, that of the living whol poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Олег Бундур – Там, где мы родились
- Владимир Высоцкий – Корабли постоят, и ложатся на курс
- Аля Кудряшева – Слишком уж зол ветер
- London, 1802 by William Wordsworth
- Westward on the High-Hilled Plains poem – A. E. Housman
- Don039t Lose Hope
- Владимир Высоцкий – Серенада Соловья-разбойника
- Алексей Плещеев – На память
- A Blockhead poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- On His Deceased Wife poem – John Milton poems
- Inside/Outside The Window
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works