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Poetry

Nabokov in 1919

Biographical description of Nabokov's life in 1919, with 14 poems

POETRY

Apollinaire: Seven War Poems

Translation into English of seven Apollinaire poems about WW1

POETRY

Vladimir Nabokov: Two Early Poems on Creativity

Two poems on poetic creativity by Vladimir Nabokov

Poetry

Transtromer's "Vermeer"

Translation of Transtromer's "Vermeer" with a short introduction

Poetry

Pasternak: Three Nature Poems from Doctor Zhivago

Pasternak nature poems from Doctor Zhivago

Poetry

Nabokov: Five Autumn Poems

Translation of early poems by Vladimir Nabokov

Poetry

Transtromer's "Ostinato"

Translation and discussion of Transtromer's "Ostinato"

Poetry

Apollinaire's Two Autumn Poems

Translation from French of two Apollinaire poems

Poetry

Grodek by Georg Trakl

Poem translation

Poetry

Russian Autumn Poems Part I

Five autumn poems by Tyutchev, Akhamtova, Gumilyov and Yevtushenko

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Most Recent Articles

ART

Edvard Munch: A Year in the Life, 1902

This article focuses on the year 1902 in the life of artist Edvard Munch with a calendar and short sections on the main issues.

POETRY

Larkin's Use of a Woolf Innovation

Woolf's innovation in two later novels was utilized by Larkin in A Girl in Winter.

MODERN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Delius: Four Notes

Short entries on enchantment, change in personality, influences, and connections with Bartok

POETRY

Tomas Tranströmer: Nocturne

Translation of Tranströmer's "Nocturne" with comments

BOOK REVIEW

David Greig: Columba's Bones. Book Review

JAZZ

Duke Ellington Lets Down Ella Fitzgerald

Evaluation of the jazz albums Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook, vols. 1 and 2