Quote by: Anna Akhmatova

Beyond the lake the waning moon has slowed, And stands there like a window open wide Into a hushed and brightly lit abode Where something dreadful has occurred inside.


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Author Bio


  • NameAnna Akhmatova
  • DescriptionRussian modernist poet
  • AliasesAnna Andreyevna Gorenko
  • BornJune 23, 1889
  • DiedMarch 5, 1966
  • CountryRussian Empire; Soviet Union
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer