Poem of the Week – Willow by Anna Akhmatova
This week’s poem by Soviet-era poet, Anna Akhmatova, was written in 1940 and celebrates the natural world.
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This week’s poem by Soviet-era poet, Anna Akhmatova, was written in 1940 and celebrates the natural world.
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