Poetry
Reading Russian Poems
This page is an index of the poetry we have read together word-by-word with detailed explanations and native voice recordings. Please return to my older posts, or visit them for the first time to see what you might have missed.
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Eugene Onegin, From Verse to Word
Returning to Russian classic poetry, we once again turn to the works of the Great One. “Eugene Onegin, a Novel in Verse” by Alexander Pushkin, has been widely borrowed from, with many of its short, sharp quotes becoming as familiar as proverbs or casual sayings. Let’s start with a famous line performed here by
Eugene Onegin, From Verse to Word 2
According to the author, Eugene Onegin was not too much into science except for one:
Christmas According to Joseph Brodsky
Joseph Brodsky took it upon himself to write a Christmas poem every year. Let’s read the very first one, written in 1963 and first published in 1981.