Poems of Akhmatova Reviews

Best poet of her generation? Best Russian poet of the 20th Century? Best female poet of all time? It’s hard to know how high to set the bar when praising Akhmatova, given you are viewing her work through translation. But even someone with a tin ear for poetry like myself can appreciate the genius on display here. A good collection, but perhaps bettered by the Penguin edition of selected poems ISBN 0-14-018617-4

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