Bella Akhmadulina
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Bella Akhatovna Akhmadulina (10 April 1937 — 29 November, 2010) was a Russian poet.[1] Her poems used metaphors, and were described by Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky as a "treasure of Russian poetry.[2]
Her first poems were published in 1955.[2] The government of the Soviet Union said her poems were too personal and emotional.[1] She died in Pereldelkino, near Moscow, from a heart problem.[2]
Books [change]
- The String (1962)
- Fever (1969)
- The Candle (1977)
- Dreams of Georgia (1978)
- The Secret
- Music Lessons (1969)
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bella Akhmadulina Criticism". enotes.com. http://www.enotes.com/poetry-criticism/akhmadulina-bella. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Russian poet Bella Akhmadulina dies at 73". news.ninemsn.com.au. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8172692. Retrieved 1 December 2010.