Gaining his reputation as a poet in pre-revolution Russia, Anna Akhmatova found herself throughout her career stirring controversy, especially during the Stalinist era. A pragmatist to the core, she opposed symbolism as she embraced poetry of tangible experience and wrote resoundingly of the Salin purges in Requiem. Other works included in Poems ofAkhmatova are Evening and The Willow, reconceived brilliantly by translator Lyn Coffin and brought to you in a one-of-a-kind collection. | Poems by Anna Akhmatova, Paperback | Indigo Chapters