Poetry's Calamity · Akhmatova's Notes (2)

Author: Liudmila Chukovskaya
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: "The Ordeal of Poetry" is the second volume of Akhmatova's notebooks. This book creates the image of Akhmatova in the form of diary entries. It emphasizes her language, its similarity to her perfect poetry—rich, concise, rhythmic, and clear. The author strives to introduce readers to that terrible period when she was homeless and wandered everywhere. Suffering from illness, poverty, and the pain of separation from her child tormented her. Facing interrogation, she feared for herself and her friends, yet she faced everything with pride and dignity.