Poems and painting, Week of February 22, 2026

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Dear readers and subscribers, this week, we are thrilled to share inspiring poems from Edward Estlin Cummings, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens, showcasing the brilliance of our American poets. Following this, we invite you to revel in the beauty of French poems by the talented Guillaume Apollinaire, Alfred de Musset, and Charles d’Orléans. We also celebrate the profound expressions found in Russian poems by the remarkable Mikhail Lermontov, Konstantin Simonov, and Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet. Additionally, our series on the immensely talented Russian artist Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin continues, showcasing his delightful masterpiece View near Dusseldorf. I hope you discover something uplifting in both the poetry and art that inspires your own creativity!



American Poetry – Poésie Américaine – Американская поэзия

Poems by Edward Estlin Cummings: When God Lets My Body Be, Why Did You Go, When Life Is Quite Through With, O Distinct, Into The Strenuous Briefness

Poems from Robert Frost: The Death Of The Hired Man, An Encounter, Mending Wall (“Mending Wall”/« Réparation du Mur »), Storm-Fear, The Oven Bird

Poems by Wallace Stevens: The Load of Sugar-Cane, Le Monocle de Mon Oncle, Nuances of a Theme by Williams, Metaphors of a Magnifico, Ploughing on Sunday


Poésie Française – French Poetry – Французская поэзия

Poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire: Toujours, Fête , Madeleine , Les Saisons , Venu de Dieuze 

Poèmes d’Alfred de Musset: Namouna (Chant troisième I – XIV)

Poèmes de Charles d’Orléans: Ballade IX, Ballade X, Ballade XI, Ballade XII, Ballade XIII


Русская поэзия – Russian Poetry – Poésie Russe

Стихи Михаила Лермонтова: Булевар, Гляжу на будущность с боязнью, Napoleon’s farewell (Прощание Наполеона), Арфа, Сабуровой

Стихи Константина Симонова: Самих себя, да и печать, Хозяйка дома, Мы оба с тобою из племени, Генерал, Самый первый

Стихи Афанасия Афанасьевича Фета: Солнце садится, и ветер утихнул летучий…, Вольный сокол, Сад весь в цвету, Не вижу ни красы души твоей нетленной…, Страницы милые опять персты раскрыли…


Вид в окрестностях Дюссельдорфа - 1865
Вид в окрестностях Дюссельдорфа – 1865

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