White Flock: Poetry Of Anna Akhmatova - Plot & Excerpts
The mechanism designed to keep in check emotions of a romantic nature proved to be as effective when applied to mortal fears. The latter was increasingly intertwined with the former until they resulted in emotional tautology, and White Flock mark the beginning of this process. With this collection, Russian poetry hit “the real, non-calendar twentieth century” but didn’t disintegrate on impact…” -Joseph Brodsky The Keening Muse A Note About Translation “Poetry is what is lost in translation” Robert Frost “Poetry is what is gained in translation” Joseph Brodsky A poet, by definition, is a translator. He takes the seemingly incomprehensible ramblings of the Muse and transforms them into a language that can be understood and enjoyed by his audience. One can argue that something is already lost in this process. No matter how good the poet, the audience won’t experience what he undergoes in his interaction with the Muse. Or, as another Russian poet, Fyodor Tyutchev, writes in Silentium!: “A thought once uttered is untrue.”
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