Poetry evenings. Poems of Russian poets

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Life is beautiful in its diversity. A person independently chooses the vector of movement, the activity that he wants to engage in. Everyone is free to fulfill their dreams, travel to desired places, create something new in science or art. But there is a special vocation, having realized which, there is a chance to remain for centuries. In order to write poems that are memorable, touching the soul, and not just rhyming words, you need talent and a desire to create. Russia has always been rich in such people, although it is difficult to call their fates happy.

The time will come, they will hear the lines

Lines by Marina Tsvetaeva, in which she compares poetry with precious wines, fit the work of almost every Russian poet. Talented poems, sustained in time, become even more beautiful, while graphomaniac works turn into banal vinegar.

The poems of Russian poets have a special relationship to life, most likely because the historical events that took place in Russia from the 18th to the 20th century were marked by a radical change in life,worldview, political system. This could not but be reflected in poetic creativity, because poetry, like the thinnest string, captures any social vibrations. Someone, for example Mayakovsky, with his characteristic directness, seemed to be created to describe the simple, harsh and understandable system that came in 1917.

Many poets shied away from political topics - they were closer to descriptions of Russian nature, the experiences of lovers or peasant life. During the war years, of course, soul-touching poems about fidelity, maternal love, and patriotic feelings prevailed. People who survived exile and repression wrote about it with indescribable pain. One of these poets and prose writers is known throughout the world - Varlam Shalamov.

Love in rhyme

Of course, social change is not the main theme that poets described in their works. As deeply feeling people, they constantly turned to the theme of nature, love, human relationships. Many poems about love are not only included in the school curriculum as a classic example of a worthy expression of feelings, but have also been translated into many languages of the world. Beautiful love lyrics are written by Alexander Pushkin, Blok, Anna Akhmatova, Annensky, Marina Tsvetaeva. The works of Bella Akhmadulina, Tsvetaeva, Boris Pasternak, Afanasy Fet became the texts of wonderful songs that sounded in many Soviet films: “Under the caress of a plush blanket”, “Don’t wake her up at dawn”, “I like that you are not sick of me”, etc. Yesenin's poems are generally record holders for their scoring in songwriting.

Simonov's poignant poem "Wait for me", written during the war years, leaves no one indifferent even today. This proves that poetry knows no time and age - it is eternal.

A golden cloud spent the night…

A lot of unforgettable lines have also been written about nature. For example, poems by Fet, Yesenin, Bunin, Nekrasov, Mikhail Lermontov with an inimitable description of the forest, Russian endless fields, the full moon and fresh winter expanses are recommended for schoolchildren to read. Thanks to these poetic treasures, children learn to perceive the world more subtly, to pay attention to its natural beauties. That is why schools hold poetry evenings dedicated to a specific topic or work of a particular poet. Such events are necessary to form the right attitude to the creative heritage of Russian poets, the ability to coherently express their own thoughts.

Intoxicating lines of a folk poet

A truly Russian poet, whose work is literally permeated with folk motifs, folklore inserts, could not be overlooked by his contemporaries and forgotten by his descendants. The peculiarity of his works is that love for the native land, nature, people is seen in every line.

First of all, this is due to the simple, rustic atmosphere in which the future creator grew up. Yesenin's poetic evening can be safely taken as a general example as a guide for holding such events.

1. The first step in the organization should be the preparationentourage. In accordance with the room in which the literary and poetic evening will be held, it is necessary to organize the space. For example, to separate the stage from the auditorium, decorate the walls with portraits and photos with fragments from the life of the studied poet. It is also a good idea to lay out literary collections of poems on the tables for the audience, so that everyone has the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the classic.
2. Mandatory is the preparation of video and photo materials on the topic, as well as musical design. In the case of the work of Sergei Yesenin, there will be no problem, since many of his poems have been set to music: “A letter to mother”, “I don’t regret it, I don’t call …”, “Reveler”.
3. If poetry evenings are planned with the arrival of guests, then you need to take care of invitation cards in advance. And also about posters.
4. Poetry evenings can be held in a non-trivial way. For example, in complete darkness, illuminating only part of the scene in the form of a circle, or use only table lamps. You can read poems about nature, the universe and stars on the territory of the planetarium. It's also a good idea to build some kind of village on the stage with a hut, rickety wattle fence and a rustic bench.
5. The meeting with the poet's work begins with a pleasant melody so that guests can tune in to a calm positive mood.



6. As an introduction, it is worth saying that poetry helps people to more fully express their feelings, bringing them to the outside world. There are verses that comfort in moments of thought and grief. There are those who make you soar on wings, becausethey convey a state of love. Some works invite you to immerse yourself in the world of nature, its sounds, smells, pictures. Studying the poems of Russian poets, it is impossible not to touch upon Yesenin's immortal lines, because they, like in a lake, reflect the Russian soul, birch groves, fresh lightning, sincere love. Therefore, even if the evening of poetry is dedicated not specifically to Sergei Yesenin, but to several poets, it is impossible not to recall his lines in the context of a discussion of poetry.
7. The main part, passing through the entire poetry evening, the scenario of which must be carefully considered, is important in the overall picture of the event. After all, it includes poetic works of poets whose work is planned to be considered. It is imperative to intersperse the reading of poetic works with biographical details, interesting facts from the life of the author. You can organize an evening in the form of a theatrical performance, which includes such characters as readers, the poet himself, a contemporary, a presenter.
8. If the event is dedicated to several Russian creators, then it's good to recall the works included in famous films, about the poems on which your favorite songs were created. This will greatly diversify the evening of poetry, making it more interesting.
9. The end of the action should come no later than an hour after the start, otherwise it will not be easy to keep the attention of the audience.

Evenings of poetry for young connoisseurs

Poetry evenings for younger students are recommended for holding in order to instill in them a sense of beauty, to bring to children's minds the idea that withbeautiful words, poetic coherent thoughts and worthy deeds begin. As a rule, it is better for little art lovers to start getting acquainted with poetry from poems about nature, seasons, plants.

For this, you can pick up several works from the poetry of Fet, Pushkin, Bunin. The main thing is that these are lines that are understandable.

What are you, a poet, on earth for?

The value of poetry is hard to overestimate. She does not die even when she is not allowed to develop, is forbidden, oppressed, when the poet does not find a place in her own Fatherland. When the creators leave, she still lives and penetrates into the hearts of those who read poetic lines. The works of Russian poets are a true consolation for the soul.