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Here are some thoughts on my favourite poets and poetry styles.

Late XIX and first part of XX century have produced a great number of poets and poetry styles. The poetry landscape was blossoming with a great variety of exotic flowers in different shapes, colours, sizes and forms.

I am enclosing extracts from some of my favourite poems in the original languages (and in case of Russian poems, in English transcription).

Symbolism was a movement that was formed in the end of XIX century, inspired by great philosophers such as Nietzsche amongst others. The poems are exquisite, mysterious, written in riddles. Block, Brusov and Baudelaire are my favourite poets representing this style. Edith Sitwell's poetry was also strongly influenced by symbolism.

Noch'. Ulitsa. Phonar'. Apteka
Bessmislenniy i tuskliy svet.
Zhivi estche khot chetvert veka
Vse budet tak. Iskhoda net.
(Alexander Block)

JANE, Jane,
Tall as a crane,
The morning light creaks down again;

Comb your cockscomb-ragged hair,
Jane, Jane, come down the stair.

Each dull blunt wooden stalactite
Of rain creaks, hardened by the light,

Sounding like an overtone
From some lonely world unknown.
(Edith Sitwell)

Imagism was a movement that celebrated precision of imagery, and clear language.

Ezra Pound, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), D.H. Lawrence are the imagists I love.

An Immorality
Sing we for love and idleness,
Naught else is worth the having.

Though I have been in many a land,
There is naught else in living.

And I would rather have my sweet,
Though rose-leaves die of grieving,

Than do high deeds in Hungary
To pass all men's believing.
(Ezra Pound)

Futurists wanted to paint their picture on a blank canvas with no consideration for the past, using new materials and textures. The following Russian poets represent this movement: Khlebnikov, Mayakovsky, Severyanin.

Uverture
Ananasi v shampanskom!
Ananasi v shampanskom!
Udivitelno vkusno, iskristo, ostro!
Ves' ya v chemto norvezhskom!
Ves' ya v chemto ispanskom!
Vdokhnovl'ayus porivno! I berus' za pero!
(Igor Severyanin)

Acmeism is a Russian movement that was categorised by poets striving for "beautiful clarity" in their writing. Gumilev, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam are my favourite poets acmeists.

Another Russian movement that I love is called new-peasant movement. In my opinion, it is best represented by Sergey Esenin who writes about Russia better than anyone else.

Surrealist poetry in my view is best represented by David Gascoyne, Jacque Prevert, Garcia Lorca.

La noche quieta siempre
El dia va y viene

La noche muerta y alta
El dia con una ala

La noche sobre espejos
Y el dia bajo el viento
(Garcia Lorca)

Alicante
Une orange sur la table
Ta robe sur le tapis
Et toi dans mon lit
Doux présent du présent
Fraîcheur de la nuit
Chaleur de ma vie
(Jacques Prevert)

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	Here are some thoughts on my favourite poets and poetry styles. Late XIX and first part of XX century have produced a great number of poets and poetry styles. The poetry landscape was blossoming with a great variety of exotic flowers in different shapes, colours, sizes and forms. I am enclosing extracts from some of my favourite poems in the original languages (and in case of Russian poems, in English transcription). Symbolism was a movement that was formed in the end of XIX century, inspired by great philosophers such as Nietzsche amongst others. The poems are exquisite, mysterious, written in riddles. Block, Brusov and Baudelaire are my favourite poets representing this style. Edith Sitwell's poetry was also strongly influenced by symbolism. Noch'. Ulitsa. Phonar'. Apteka Bessmislenniy i tuskliy svet. Zhivi estche khot chetvert veka Vse budet tak. Iskhoda net. (Alexander Block) JANE, Jane, Tall as a crane, The morning light creaks down again; Comb your cockscomb-ragged hair, Jane, Jane, come down the stair. Each dull blunt wooden stalactite Of rain creaks, hardened by the light, Sounding like an overtone From some lonely world unknown. (Edith Sitwell) Imagism was a movement that celebrated precision of imagery, and clear language. Ezra Pound, Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), D.H. Lawrence are the imagists I love. An Immorality Sing we for love and idleness, Naught else is worth the having. Though I have been in many a land, There is naught else in living. And I would rather have my sweet, Though rose-leaves die of grieving, Than do high deeds in Hungary To pass all men's believing. (Ezra Pound) Futurists wanted to paint their picture on a blank canvas with no consideration for the past, using new materials and textures. The following Russian poets represent this movement: Khlebnikov, Mayakovsky, Severyanin. Uverture Ananasi v shampanskom! Ananasi v shampanskom! Udivitelno vkusno, iskristo, ostro! Ves' ya v chemto norvezhskom! Ves' ya v chemto ispanskom! Vdokhnovl'ayus porivno! I berus' za pero! (Igor Severyanin) Acmeism is a Russian movement that was categorised by poets striving for "beautiful clarity" in their writing. Gumilev, Akhmatova, Mandelshtam are my favourite poets acmeists. Another Russian movement that I love is called new-peasant movement. In my opinion, it is best represented by Sergey Esenin who writes about Russia better than anyone else. Surrealist poetry in my view is best represented by David Gascoyne, Jacque Prevert, Garcia Lorca. La noche quieta siempre El dia va y viene La noche muerta y alta El dia con una ala La noche sobre espejos Y el dia bajo el viento (Garcia Lorca) Alicante Une orange sur la table Ta robe sur le tapis Et toi dans mon lit Doux présent du présent Fraîcheur de la nuit Chaleur de ma vie (Jacques Prevert)
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