10 Quotes by Marina Tsvetaeva about poetry





  • Author Marina Tsvetaeva
  • Quote

    I opened my veins. Unstoppablylife spurts out with no remedy.Now I set out bowls and plates.Every bowl will be shallow.Every plate will be small.And overflowing their rims,into the black earth, to nourishthe rushes unstoppablywithout cure, gushespoetry ...

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Marina Tsvetaeva
  • Quote

    I - am. You - will be. An abyss between us. I drink. You thirst. In vain we try to agree.Ten years between us, a hundred thousand Years between us. - God builds no bridges.Be! - that's my commandment! Let me pass So that my breath doesn't hinder your growth.I - am. You - will be. Some ten springs from now,You'll say : - I am! - and I will say : - once was...

  • Tags
  • Share


  • Author Marina Tsvetaeva
  • Quote

    Под рокот гражданских бурь,В лихую годину,Даю тебе имя — мир,В наследье — лазурь.Отыйди, отыйди, Враг!Храни, Триединый,Наследницу вечных благМладенца Ирину!8 сентября 1918To clamour of civil strife,in times that are evil,I give you a name that's - peace,an heirloom - blue skies,Get thee hence, Satan! - So preserve, O Redeemer, from whom all blessings flow,the infant Irina!

  • Tags
  • Share