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:
- Kumarakom (after the boat tragedy) by Shreekumar Varma
- Владимир Британишский – Утром 10 мая 1945 года
- Chase, The – Book 1 by William Somervile
- Sonnet Xiii
- Dusk In June by Sara Teasdale
- The Hands That Hang Down
- The Day’s Work by Rudyard Kipling
- Joy of giving by Vinaya Kumar Hanumanthappa
- Hymn to Pan poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- Sonnet V. To A Friend Who Sent Me Some Roses poem – John Keats poems
- Василий Лебедев-Кумач – В дальний путь идут корабли
- Николай Языков – Элегия (Поденщик, тяжело навьюченный дровами)
- Юлия Друнина – Жизнь моя не катилась
- English Poetry. Adam Lindsay Gordon. The Rhyme of Joyous Garde. Адам Линдсей Гордон.
- Iva’s Pantoum by Marilyn Hacker
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
- The Wind In Woone’s Feäce by William Barnes
- The Wind At The Door by William Barnes
- The Widow’s House by William Barnes
- The White Road Up Athirt The Hill by William Barnes
- The Wheel Routs by William Barnes
- The Welshnut Tree by William Barnes
- The Weepen Leady by William Barnes
- The Weather-Beaten Tree by William Barnes
- The Water-Spring In The Leäne by William Barnes
- The Water Crowvoot by William Barnes
- The Waggon A-Stooded by William Barnes
- The Vrost by William Barnes
- The Vier-Zide by William Barnes
- The Veairy Veet That I Do Meet by William Barnes
- The Vaïces That Be Gone by William Barnes
- The Two Churches by William Barnes
- The Turnstile by William Barnes
- The Turn O’ The Days by William Barnes
- The Thorns In The Geäte by William Barnes
- The Stwonen Bwoy Upon The Pillar by William Barnes
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