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A review by rachelhelps
Final Meeting: Selected Poetry of Anna Akhmatova by Andrey Kneller
4.0
Amazing poetry. Akhmatova evokes emotions through little details. In one poem she talked about staying with an abusive lover, and I realized it was more about the Russian government than any lover she had. I think I've read another more formal translation, and I liked the informal feel of this one.
2022 re-read: I still loved this short book of moody poems. Last time I read it I thought the translation was informal, but this time I felt like it was a bit too much on the literal side, if anything. Poetry is really hard to translate! I'm especially haunted by "He didn't glorify or scold me..." (pg. 59).
2022 re-read: I still loved this short book of moody poems. Last time I read it I thought the translation was informal, but this time I felt like it was a bit too much on the literal side, if anything. Poetry is really hard to translate! I'm especially haunted by "He didn't glorify or scold me..." (pg. 59).