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:
- Наум Коржавин – Кое-кому
- Robert Burns: On A Noisy Polemic:
- Had Something To Say by Vattacharja Chandan
- William Henry Davies – William Henry Davies
- In Memoriam A. H. H.: 7. Dark house, by which once more I s poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Владимир Маяковский – Думай об армии (РОСТА №873)
- Владимир Вишневский – Тем, что в женщине разбудишь
- Lady Clare poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Orlando Furioso Canto 6 by Ludovico Ariosto
- Control by Sidney Lanier
- Authorship by Rabindranath Tagore
- Олег Григорьев – К себе домой из дальних стран
- Lit Instructor by William Stafford
- Шекспир – Доверьем мнимым держится любовь – Сонет 138
- Colophon 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
- Recollection
- Practising The Anthem
- Practising Anthem
- Peace
- On Australian Hills
- Mirage
- Memoriam
- Mates
- Lord Nevils Advice
- Lord Nevil039s Advice
- Looking In The Fire
- Looking Fire
- Learn
- Last Battle Cid
- Influence
- Individuality
- In Memoriam
- Honour
- Home Sick
- Holy Communion
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
Search engines:
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Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works