#olga bergholz

[violettesiren]

There's a season alight with its own, strange shimmer Of misted sun, most tenderly warm. People call it Indian summer And it rivals the spring itself in charm.

Already the flying gossamer's clinging Lightly, warily round the face… How full is the tone of the late birds' singing! How fierce and festive the flower-beds blaze!

The great rains have long since passed in thunder, The dark, silent field has yielded its More often a glance strikes a spark of wonder More seldom, but blacker the jealous fits fall.

O generous wisdom of Indian summer, I welcome you gratefully, but: Do you hear, My lost love, where are you? Where are you? Come, answer! But the woods have grown silent, the stars more austere…

You see now—the season of stardust is over. I suppose it is time that we parted—and yet It is only just now I've begun to discover How to love and to cherish, forgive—and forget.

Indian Summer by Olga Bergholz

[lucidloving]

Han Kang, Human Acts (trans. Deborah Smith) // Virginia Woolf, diary entry c. 1931 // Olga Bergholz, "Conversation With a Neighbour" // 墨香铜臭, Heaven Official's Blessing // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer (edited by @tanchirou) // Haruki Murakami, IQ84 // Natalie Wee, "Never Been Kissed" // Euripides, Grief Lessons: Four Plays (trans. Anne Carson) // a.j., "weight"

[cosmiclove-heavenstruck]

I CRY A LOT BUT I AM SO PRODUCTIVE, IT'S AN ART!

sources under the cut

100 years by florence + the machine / i can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift / human acts, han kang / i can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift / the brothers karamazov, fyodor dostoevsky / the sunset and the purple-flowered tree, joshua jennifer espinoza /circe, madeline miller / unknown / i can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift / this year by the mountain goats / weight, @ achillics on tumblr / i can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift / richard siken / conversation with a neighbour by olga bergholz / haruki murakami / i can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift / grief lessons: four plays by euripides, anne carson

[noratilney]

OC NEW YEARS CHALLENGE: day #1: what a tangled web we weave

Maia Smith + achievement

the red shoes (1948) / bunheads - sophie flack / just - radiohead / alexis carrel / arthur o'shaughnessy / guren no yumiya - amalee / sylvia plath / the book of disquiet - fernando pessoa / IQ84 - haruki murakami / pinterest / conversation with a neighbour - olga bergholz / pinterest / hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have – but i have it - lana del rey / letters to a young poet - rainer maria rilke / albert schweitzer / bluebell135 on deviantart / friedrich nietzsche / unknown / love letters or suicide notes - doc luben / / the basil and josephine stories - f. scott fitzgerald / unknown / everything changed when i forgave myself - charlotte erikson / someday i'll love ocean vuong - ocean vuong / east of eden - john steinbeck / william jennings bryan / dance academy / look at me now - iyaz

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 5.16

Beer Birthdays

John Schneider (1833)

Maria Best (1842)

Gary Spedding (1959)

Roger Lind (1961)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Pierce Brosnan; actor (1953)

Meagan Fox; actress (1986)

Robert Fripp; rock guitarist (1946)

Woody Herman; jazz clarinetist, bandleader (1913)

Tamara de Lempicka; Polish-American artist (1898)

Famous Birthdays

Donny Anderson; Green Bay Packers RB (1943)

Olga Bergholz; Russian poet (1910)

David Boreanaz; actor (1969)

Harry Carey, Jr.; actor (1921)

Tucker Carlson; right-wing nutjob (1969)

Betty Carter; blues singer (1929)

Billy Cobham; jazz drummer (1944)

Yvonne Craig; actor (1937)

Pierre Cuypers; Dutch architect (1827)

Henry Fonda; actor (1905)

Pierre Gilliard; Swiss author (1879)

Tracey Gold; actor (1969)

Edward T. Hall; anthropologist (1914)

David Edward Hughes; Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (1831)

Janet Jackson; pop singer (1966)

Olga Korbut; gymnast (1955)

Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov; Russian painter (1910)

McKenzie Lee; porn actor (1979)

Liberace; pop pianist, showman (1919)

Billy Martin; New York Yankees 2B, Manager (1928)

Kevin McDonald; comedian, actor (1961)

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody; educator, founded 1st U.S. kindergarten (1804)

Adrienne Rich; poet (1929)

Nancy Roman; astronomer (1925)

William Seward; politician (1801)

Tori Spelling; actress (1975)

Jim Sturgess; actor (1981)

Margaret Sullavan; actor (1909)

Studs Terkel; writer (1912)

Debra Winger; actress (1955)

Mare Winningham; actress (1959)

[honeyleesblog]

Astrological Outlook and Character Analysis for Individuals with a May 16th Birthday

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Georg Bednorz, German physicist, 1987 Nobel Prize champ in Material science. 1950: Rubდ©n Alberto Gდ³mez, Argentine crook and military torturer. 1951: Christian Lacroix, French high fashion creator. 1953: Puncture Brosnan, Irish entertainer. 1953: Luis Javier Argდ¼ello Garcდ­a, Spanish minister. 1954: Ana Laguna, Spanish artist. 1955: Caridad Canelდ³n, Venezuelan entertainer and vocalist. 1955: Olga Kდ³rbut, Belarusian acrobat. 1955: Debra Winger, American entertainer. 1957: Joan Benoit, American competitor. 1957: Antonio Maceda, Spanish footballer. 1959: Cynthia del დ?guila, Guatemalan instructor and legislator. 1959: Roberto Piazza, Argentine originator. 1959: Female horse Winningham, American entertainer. 1961: Solveig Dommartin, French-German entertainer. 1961: Jeannette Rodrდ­guez, Venezuelan entertainer. 1961: Charles Wright, American grappler. 1962: Nuria Gonzდ¡lez, Spanish entertainer. 1962: Roberto Iniesta, Spanish vocalist, of the Extremoduro band. 1963: Mercedes Echerer, Austrian entertainer and lawmaker. 1964: Boyd Tinsley, American violin player, of the Dave Matthews Band. 1964: John Salley, American b-ball player. 1965: Krist Novoselic, American performer, of the band Nirvana. 1966: Janet Jackson, American vocalist. 1966: Thurman Thomas, American football player. 1969: David Boreanaz, American entertainer. 1969: Tracey Gold, American entertainer. 1969: Steve Lewis, American competitor. 1970: Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player. 1971: Josდ© Oscar Flores, Argentine footballer and mentor. 1972: Khary Payton, American entertainer. 1973: Jason Acuna, American entertainer. 1973: custom curriculum, American rapper. 1973: Tatiana of Liechtenstein, Princess of Liechtenstein. 1973: Tori Spelling, American entertainer. 1974: Laura Pausini, Italian vocalist. 1974: Sonny Sandoval, American vocalist, of the band Payable On Death. 1975: Tony Kakko, Finnish performer, of the band Sonata Arctica. 1975: Khalid al-Mihdhar, Saudi psychological militant who took part in 9/11 (d. 2001). 1977: Dolcenera, Italian artist. 1977: Zatu, rapper, Spanish. 1977: Randy Ebright, American drummer. 1977: Melanie Lynskey, New Zealand entertainer. 1977: Emiliana Torrini, Icelandic artist lyricist. 1978: Lionel Scaloni, Argentine footballer. 1978: Ernesto Sevilla, Spanish entertainer and moderator. 1978: Jim Sturgess, English entertainer. 1979: McKenzie Lee, English pornography entertainer. 1979: Sergio Roitman, Argentine tennis player. 1980: Mikel Alonso, Spanish footballer. 1980: Juan Arango, Venezuelan soccer player. 1981: Joseph Morgan, English entertainer. 1981: Ricardo Costa, Portuguese soccer player. 1982: Billy Crawford, American entertainer and performer. 1982: Joo Ji Hoon, South Korean entertainer and model. 1982: ვ?ukasz Kubot, Clean tennis player. 1983: Nancy Ajram, Lebanese model, essayist and artist. 1984: Darდ­o Cvitanich, Argentine soccer player. 1985: Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian entertainer. 1985: Tadayoshi Okura, entertainer, artist, model, drummer and Japanese icon. 1986: Megan Fox, American entertainer. 1986: Andy Keogh, Irish footballer. 1988: Jesდºs Castillo, Mexican soccer player. 1988: Abella Anderson, American explicit entertainer. 1989: დ?lvaro Domდ­nguez, Spanish footballer. 1989: Behati Prinsloo, model Namibia. 1990: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English entertainer. 1991: Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player. 1993: IU, South Korean artist, musician and entertainer. 1994: Bryan Rabello, Chilean soccer player. 1995: Nicole Durazo, Mexican entertainer. 1998: Ariel Waller, Canadian entertainer. 2001: Carlota Boza, Spanish entertainer.

[ya-leshaya]

My lame attempt in translation of Olga Bergholz poem. She was a Russian poet who survived Leningrad blockade.

***

You know, this anxious quiet still frightens me more

Than everything else that was left after war.

So quiet that every thought of this war

Is louder than a cry, a howl, or a roar.

People growled, and crawled, and writhed here with pain.

Their blood rose above the ground, hardly drained…

Now it’s just quiet. So quiet that it seems -

Forever and ever It will stay like this.

No ploughman, no farmer, no working man

Will ever return to this quiet land.

It’s quiet and silent, it’s not death and not life.

It’s cutting me deeper than any sharp knife.

It’s not death and not life—it’s hardest despair

That mute us, deprive us even from prayers.

This anxious silence is innocent victim’s revenge—

Their knowledge and memories hidden behind the death edge.

[luthienne]

on healing

[heatdeath]

At one end an eternal flame wavers, transparent in the sunshine; at the other a statue of a broad-hipped woman in a long dress stands outlined against clouds and sky. The frieze behind her is carved with famous, untrue words from [Olga] Berggolts: 'No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten'.

Leningrad: the Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944, by Anna Reid.

[exile-on-uwustreet]

"смерти не было и нет" is the most powerful line in history

[violettesiren]

Wake as you will, but wake in me,— in the cold, in the voiceless depths of me.

I will not beg for words, but give me a sign that you are still alive.

Not for long — just a moment of your time. If not a verse, just a sigh, just a cry.

Just a whisper or just a moan. Just the muffled clink of your chains.

To Song by Olga Bergholz

[lacartarobada]

Quiero tan intensamente que alguien sea feliz

Allí, donde yo sufrí tanto.

Que posea todo lo que me fue denegado,

y todo a lo que renuncié por la guerra.

Olga Bergholz

[russianreader]

The Grateful Dead Max Stropov on his way to September 9, 2018, anti-pension reform demonstration in Petersburg. His placard reads, "Life is hard, but happily it's short." Photo courtesy of his Facebook page…

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 5.16

Beer Birthdays

John Schneider (1833)

Maria Best (1842)

Gary Spedding (1959)

Roger Lind (1961)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Donny Anderson; Green Bay Packers RB (1943)

Pierce Brosnan; actor (1953)

Meagan Fox; actress (1986)

Woody Herman; jazz clarinetist, bandleader (1913)

Tamara de Lempicka; Polish-American artist (1898)

Famous Birthdays

Olga Bergholz; Russian poet (1910)

David Boreanaz; actor (1969)

Harry Carey, Jr.; actor (1921)

Tucker Carlson; right-wing nutjob (1969)

Betty Carter; blues singer (1929)

Billy Cobham; jazz drummer (1944)

Yvonne Craig; actor (1937)

Pierre Cuypers; Dutch architect (1827)

Henry Fonda; actor (1905)

Robert Fripp; rock guitarist (1946)

Pierre Gilliard; Swiss author (1879)

Tracey Gold; actor (1969)

Edward T. Hall; anthropologist (1914)

David Edward Hughes; Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (1831)

Janet Jackson; pop singer (1966)

Olga Korbut; gymnast (1955)

Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov; Russian painter (1910)

McKenzie Lee; porn actor (1979)

Liberace; pop pianist, showman (1919)

Billy Martin; New York Yankees 2B, Manager (1928)

Kevin McDonald; comedian, actor (1961)

Elizabeth Palmer Peabody; educator, founded 1st U.S. kindergarten (1804)

Adrienne Rich; poet (1929)

Nancy Roman; astronomer (1925)

William Seward; politician (1801)

Tori Spelling; actress (1975)

Jim Sturgess; actor (1981)

Margaret Sullavan; actor (1909)

Studs Terkel; writer (1912)

Debra Winger; actress (1955)

Mare Winningham; actress (1959)

[thetwoguineabook]

I'm the anon yesterday, thanks a lot for sharing your thought!! "Institutions will never love you and do not deserve your loyalty" is a theme I can subscribe to! On another note, since you're very well-read, I'm just curious if you're interested in the works of Olga Bergholz, who has been called the voice of Leningrad Siege. Not sure if she's known (at all) in the English world.Her love poems were very popular in my original country during the cold war thanks to some talented translators.

*finally goes through my inbox after a bazillion days*

I had not heard of her at all, so thank you so much for mentioning her! Her poetry looks really interesting, and I am very interested in stuff about Leningrad during the siege- for the purpose of the Blackbird companion fic I am planning to write about it, but also just in general. It was a truly awful aspect of the war and, like much of what happened on the Eastern Front, not particularly well-known in the west.

[hoakhaitinhhao]

Mùa hè rớt

[OLGA BERGHOLZ]

Có một mùa trong ánh sáng diệu kỳ

Cái nóng êm ru, mầu trời không chói

Mùa hè rớt cho những người yếu đuối

Cứ ngỡ ngàng như lại bắt đầu xuân

Trên má mơ hồ tơ nhện bay giăng

Khe khẽ như không, dịu dàng, phơ phất

Lanh lảnh bầy chim bay đi muộn nhất

Hoa cuối mùa sặc sỡ đến lo âu

Những trận mưa rào đã tắt từ lâu

Tất cả thấm trong cánh đồng lặng sẫm

Hạnh phúc ít hơn khóe nhìn say đắm

Ghen tuông dù chua chát cũng thưa hơn

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