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:
- Between going and staying the day wavers by Octavio Paz
- Pace of Life by Pierre Reverdy
- Politics by William Butler Yeats
- Жан де Лафонтен – Амур и Безумие
- Robert Burns: Lines On Fergusson, The Poet :
- The Human Tragedy ACT IV poem – Alfred Austin
- The Fiddler Of Dooney by William Butler Yeats
- If Only by Mary Etta Metcalf
- Владимир Высоцкий – Песня о погибшем лётчике
- Владимир Бенедиктов – На гулянье
- Robert Burns: To Miss Cruickshank, a very Young Lady : Written on the Blank Leaf of a Book, presented to her by the Author.
- Identity Card by Mahmoud Darwish
- Владимир Британишский – Горы, горы – горизонты
- When She Cries by Shel Silverstein
- The Twins poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
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
- Playing With Big Numbers
- Percy Janes Boarding The Bus
- One Word
- Once She Dreamed
- O God
- Notebook Of A Return To The Native Land
- Night Words
- Negligence
- Mustard Flowers
- Meditation With Feet
- Love
- Little Talk
- Light The Festive Candles
- Levitation
- Labor Pains
- Labels
- Kalli
- Insect039s Nest
- In This Cul De Sac
- I See Chile In My Rearview Mirror
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