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Poet

Russian poet born on October 8, 1892, and died on August 31, 1941. Known for her passionate and profound poetry, she is considered one of the greatest poets in the history of Russian literature.

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Famous Marina Tsvetaeva Quotes

“I want to sleep with you, fall asleep and sleep. That magnificent folk word, how deep, how true, how unequivocal, how exactly what it says. Just – sleep. And nothing more. No, another thing: and know right into the deepest sleep that it is you. And more: how your heart sounds. And – kiss your heart.”

Sleep

Book:Letters: Summer 1926

Source: Letters: Summer 1926

“And soon all of us will sleep under the earth, we who never let each other sleep above it.”

Earth Sleep

Book:Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems

Source: Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems

“Who sleeps at night? No one is sleeping. In the cradle a child is screaming. An old man sits over his death, and anyone young enough talks to his love, breathes into her lips, looks into her eyes.”

Men Looks Children Enough Eye Young Night Sleep Lips Breathe Old Man Her Eyes His Love Cradle Sleeping In

Book:Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems

Source: Bride of Ice: New Selected Poems

About the Author

Born: October 8, 1892
Died: August 31, 1941
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 40

Books & Sources

Bride of Ice: New Selected PoemsRelated source material

Art in the Light of Conscience: Eight Essays on PoetryRelated source material

Selected poemsRelated source material

Earthly Signs: Moscow Diaries, 1917-1922Related source material

Letters: Summer 1926Related source material

Locuciones de la SibilaRelated source material

Mon frère fémininRelated source material

My Poems...: Selected PoetryRelated source material

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