Poems and painting, Week of January 4, 2026

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Dear readers and subscribers, this week, we’re excited to share delightful poems from Edward Estlin Cummings, Grace Greenwood, and Henry Van Dyke, our inspiring American poets. Following this, we are thrilled to present enchanting French poems by Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Musset, and Anna de Noailles. To finish on a high note, we will also enjoy beautiful Russian poems from Anna Akhmatova, Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet, and Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva. Additionally, our uplifting series on the talented Russian artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin continues, showcasing his breathtaking masterpiece Meiringen. I sincerely hope you find inspiration and joy in both the poetry and art to spark your own creativity!



American Poetry – Poésie Américaine – Американская поэзия

 Poems by Edward Estlin Cummings: Finis, Epitaph, The Lover Speaks, The Bigness Of Cannon, Buffalo Bill’s

Poems by Grace Greenwood: Putnam, Invocation To Mother Earth, Spirit Longings, To A Bereaved Friend, I Never Will Grow Old

Poems by Henry Van Dyke: The Mocking-Bird, The Empty Quatrain, Pan Learns Music, The Shepherd of Nymphs, Echoes from the Greek Anthology


Poésie Française – French Poetry – Французская поэзия

Poèmes d’Alphonse de Lamartine: Éternité de la Nature, Encore un hymne, Milly, ou la Terre natale, Invocation du poète, Le Cri de l’âme

Poèmes d’Alfred de Musset: Namouna (Chant deuxième I – X , XI – XX , XXI – XXX , XXXI – XL , XLI – L , LI – LV)

Poèmes d’Anna de Noailles : Le Pays, L’Offrande à la nature, Le Baiser, Le Verger, Exaltation


Русская поэзия – Russian Poetry – Poésie Russe

Стихи Анны Ахматовой: Ночью, О десятых годах, О нет, я не тебя любила, О тебе вспоминаю я редко, О, жизнь без завтрашнего дня

Стихи Афанасия Афанасьевича Фета: С бородою седою верховный я жрец…, Ты так любишь гулять…, Я видел твой млечный, младенческий волос…, Говорили в древнем Риме, Только в мире и есть, что тенистый…

Стихи Марины Ивановны Цветаевой: Инцидент за супом, Мама за книгой, Пробуждены, Утомленье, Баловство


Last week we wished you a Happy New Year with a video of Strasbourg

Майринген - 1864
Майринген – 1864

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Poems and painting, Week of November 16, 2025

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Dear readers and subscribers, this week, I passionately dove into the enchanting realms of American, French and Russian poetry, infusing my heart with soul-stirring verses in all three languages that resonate with profound emotions and experiences! Moreover, our series on the incredible Russian artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin relentlessly continues, shining a spotlight on his stunning masterpiece Bull. I sincerely hope you uncover something truly delightful in both the poetry and art that inspires your own boundless creativity!



American Poetry – Poésie Américaine – Американская поэзия

Poems by Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta: Day Dawn In Italy, From De Vigny, On The Death Of An Infant, Teaching The Scriptures, Faith

Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar: Changing Time, Dead, A Confidence, Phyllis, Right’s Security

Poems by Wallace Stevens: The Plot against the Giant, Infanta Marina, Domination of Black, The Snow Man, The Ordinary Women


Poésie Française – French Poetry – Французская поэзия

Poèmes d’Alfred de Musset: Namouna (Chant premier I – X , XI – XX , XXI – XXX , XXXI – XL , XLI – L , LI – LX , LXI – LXX , LXXI – LXXVIII

Poèmes de Maurice Rollinat: Le pivert, À la jeune pintade, La cuisinière, Le jambon, La belle porchère

Poèmes de Paul Verlaine: À Jean Moréas , Laurent Tailhade , À Villiers de l’Isle-Adam , Léon Bloy , À Raoul Ponchon


Русская поэзия – Russian Poetry – Poésie Russe

Все Стихи Анны Ахматовой: Но мы от этой нежности умрем, Но я предупреждаю вас, Новогодняя баллада, Ночное посещение, Ночь моя — бред о тебе

Стихи Василия Андреевича Жуковского: Стихи, присланные с комедиями, которые К*** хотели играть, Послание к Плещееву, Стихи на портрете, К Батюшкову, Нина к своему супругу в день его рождения

Стихи Кондратия Федоровича Рылеева: Вчера комедию мою играли…, Ты знаешь Фирса чудака…, Узрев, что Слабоум, сын сельского попа…, Наливайко 


Бычок - 1863
Бычок – 1863

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Site Progress Week of October 31, 2023

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Dear readers and subscribers, this week I worked on American, French and Russian poetry and added poems in the 3 languages, then I finally found the time to update the page All our Posts.

I hope you’ll find something to enjoy.

Let’s begin by Henry Wadsworth Longfello, our American poet,

We will continue with our French poet, Victor Hugo where I added the collection “Odes et Ballades 1918-1928″. Following are a few of the poems randomly chosen:

We’ll finish with our Russian poet Anna Akhmatova (Анна Ахматова)


This week our article was a translation and short analysis of the poem “About prowess, exploits, glory” by Alexander Blok with English and Russian side by side with the painting “Ipatievsky Monastery on a winter night” by Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov

Ipatievsky Monastery on a winter night – Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov
Ipatievsky Monastery on a winter night – Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov

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