SERGEY ESENIN

Was born: October 3, 1895

Died: December 28, 1925

Genre: poetry

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Esenin was born into a peasant family. Russian Village, the nature of Russia, folklore, and most importantly - Russian classical literature had a strong influence on the young poet, sent him a natural talent.

Like every great poet, Esenin is not mindless singer of their feelings and experiences, and the poet-philosopher. Like any poetry, his philosophic poetry. Philosophical poetry - this is a poem in which the poet speaks of the eternal problems of human existence, is a poetic dialogue with man, nature, earth.After retiring from a life of 30 years, Esenin left us a wonderful poetic heritage. And while the living earth, Esenin-poet, destined to live with us.

WORKS  The Scarlet of the Dawn (1910) The Birch Tree (1913) Autumn (1914) I left the native home (1918) Hooligan (1919) Confessions of a Hooligan(1920) I am the last poet of the village (1920) I don't pity, don't call, don't cry (1921) Pugachev (1921)

Land of Scoundrels (1923) One joy I have left (1923) A Letter to Mother (1924) Tavern Moscow (1924) Confessions of a Hooligan (1924), Desolate and Pale Moonlight (1925) The Black Man (1925) To Kachalov's Dog (1925) Goodbye, my friend, goodbye (1925)

(His farewell poem)

MY FAVORITE WORKСлезы Слезы... опять эти горькие слезы,

Безотрадная грусть и печаль;Снова мрак... и разбитые грезыУнеслись в бесконечную даль.

Что же дальше? Опять эти муки?Нет, довольно... Пора отдохнутьИ забыть эти грустные звуки,Уж и так истомилася грудь.

Кто поет там под сенью березы?Звуки будто знакомые мне -Это слезы опять... Это слезыИ тоска по родной стороне.

Но ведь я же на родине милой,А в слезах истомил свою грудь.Эх... лишь, видно, в холодной могилеЯ забыться могу и заснуть.

ATTITUDE TOWARD THE AUTHOR

I met not with all poems by Sergei Esenin, and therefore can not say I love his work or not, but I can say that it is a wonderful poet.It's unfortunate that he was an unhappy man, with a tragic fate. But it could throughout his life carry the love for all living things.