Anna Andreyevna Gorenko

Born June 23, 1889
Bolshoy Fontan, near Odessa, Russian Empire
Died March 5, 1966 (Aged years)
Domodedovo, near Moscow, Soviet Union
Region Eastern Europe
Language Russian
Profession Poet, Translator
Education Kyiv-Fundukleyevskaya Gymnasium
Tsarskoye Selo Gymnasium
Period Modernist
Movements Acmeism
Notable Works Requiem (1935–1940), Poem Without a Hero (1940–1962), Evening (1912)
Awards Lenin Prize
Bio Anna Akhmatova was one of Russia's most revered poets, known for her lyrical and deeply personal poetry that chronicled the struggles of life in the Soviet Union. As a central figure in the Acmeist movement, she was celebrated for her clarity and precision in language.
NoPoemTopic
22But Listen, I Am Warning YouLast, Moans, Return, Warning
21CrucifixAbandonment, Grave, Sacrifice, Solitude
20DepartureLandscape, Love, Remembrance, Twilight
19Gray-Eyed KingAutumn, King, Loss, Pain
18Greetings!Angry, Hands, Rustle, Water
17Grey-Eyed King (Another Translation)Autumn, King, Loss, Pain
16Here is my giftDisdain, Grief, Remembrance, Solitude
15I Don’t Know If You’re Alive Or DeadBetrayal, Devotion, Longing, Mourning
14I Taught Myself To Live SimplyNature, Peace, Reflection, Simplicity
13I Wrung My HandsDesolation, Rain, Sadness, Veil
12In Human Closeness There…Closeness, Friendship, Heartache, Passion
11Lot’s WifeGlance, Grieve, Salt, Sodom
10March ElegyMemory, Treasures, Wandering, Winter
9Memory Of SunChange, Isolation, Memory, Winter
8SolitudeMuse, Stones, Sunrise, Tower