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This episode of Poetry Thursday is devoted to the life and poetry of the Russian poet, Anna Akhmatova, in celebration of Women in Translation Month.
Women in Translation Month is an international event that occurs in the month of August. Here on BookTube, three wonderful booktubers are hosting a number of reading events encouraging everyone to read the works of women from around the world in translation.
Hosts:
@PageTurnersWithKatja
@scallydandlingaboutthebooks
@readandre-read
Poems read in this episode include:
Akhmatova, Anna. "In Memoriam, July 19, 1914." Translated by Stephen Edgar. Poetry Magazine, April 2008.
Akhmatova, Anna. "The Muse." Translated by Stanley Kunitz and Max Hayward. Poetry Magazine, May, 1973.
The following poems, from throughout Akhmatova's career, were translated by Jane Kenyon and are included in Jane Kenyon: Collected Poems. Graywolf Press, 2005:
"Like a white stone in a deep well..." from WHITE FLOCK.
"Yes, I loved them, those gatherings late at night..." from PLANTAIN.
"I hear the always sad voice of the oriole..." from PLANTAIN.
"On the Road" from ODD NUMBER; VERSES 1907-1964.
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This episode of Poetry Thursday is devoted to the life and poetry of the Russian poet, Anna Akhmatova, in celebration of Women in Translation Month.
Women in Translation Month is an international event that occurs in the month of August. Here on BookTube, three wonderful booktubers are hosting a number of reading events encouraging everyone to read the works of women from around the world in translation.
Hosts:
@PageTurnersWithKatja
@scallydandlingaboutthebooks
@readandre-read
Poems read in this episode include:
Akhmatova, Anna. "In Memoriam, July 19, 1914." Translated by Stephen Edgar. Poetry Magazine, April 2008.
Akhmatova, Anna. "The Muse." Translated by Stanley Kunitz and Max Hayward. Poetry Magazine, May, 1973.
The following poems, from throughout Akhmatova's career, were translated by Jane Kenyon and are included in Jane Kenyon: Collected Poems. Graywolf Press, 2005:
"Like a white stone in a deep well..." from WHITE FLOCK.
"Yes, I loved them, those gatherings late at night..." from PLANTAIN.
"I hear the always sad voice of the oriole..." from PLANTAIN.
"On the Road" from ODD NUMBER; VERSES 1907-1964.
#poetrythursday #poetrycommunity #booktubecommunity
