The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 84
... poetry and for Shevchenko . Apart from his genuine poetry Bagritsky's weapon was his sharp tongue . He used it like a rapier to defend himself from wearisome teachers . Self - discipline and a mask of complacency sometimes concealed ...
... poetry and for Shevchenko . Apart from his genuine poetry Bagritsky's weapon was his sharp tongue . He used it like a rapier to defend himself from wearisome teachers . Self - discipline and a mask of complacency sometimes concealed ...
Page 195
... poet sitting in front of me . He had never written a single line of poetry , but no matter , his life and his work were filled with poetry , manifest poetry even if indirect . The ships were coming into port . Their lights danced on the ...
... poet sitting in front of me . He had never written a single line of poetry , but no matter , his life and his work were filled with poetry , manifest poetry even if indirect . The ships were coming into port . Their lights danced on the ...
Page 212
... poet would follow me , but instead of fishing would sit next to me and read aloud his own and other people's poetry . Several times I hinted that fish were afraid of noise and kept away from such loud voiced poets . ' Doesn't matter ...
... poet would follow me , but instead of fishing would sit next to me and read aloud his own and other people's poetry . Several times I hinted that fish were afraid of noise and kept away from such loud voiced poets . ' Doesn't matter ...
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Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
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