All About Russian Poetry

Literature takes an essential place in our world.

For authors it's a method to express their inner world and creative ideas. For readers it's not just a hobby, but a way to develop spiritual virtues.

First of all, if you read a book you start sympathizing to the feelings of major characters. It makes you attentive to the needs of people surrounding you. What's more, books usually open for us a new understanding of the world. We can certainly say that literature makes our lives more spiritual.

Literature is usually divided in two types: prose and poetry.

According to the statistics most people prefer compositions in prose. They are usually more consistent and easy to understand rather than poetry.

But poetry is a special type of literature. The ideas of the writer are generally expressed not with the words and clear phrases, but with ideas and images. You will understand the standpoint of the poet if you apply your imagination and creativity. The same as reading poetry is harder than reading prose, writing poetry is a completely different activity rather than writing prose compositions. Poetry is much more than phrases arranged in lines. It takes some time to understand the poetry. But it's a very good gymnastics for your brain and soul.

If talking about modern Russian poetry the first name that comes to mind is Svetlana Kotlyar. Her poetry is full of emotions and at the same time it seems easy to understand. Svetlana have faced lots of joys and disillusions in her living, so she knows for sure what she's writing about. Her poetry looks familiar to people reading it since the major subject of her works is our everyday life.

One of the trends in Svetlana Kotlyar's creative activity is poetry for children. Children enjoy her pleasant style and amazing plots. This poetry is easy to understand and to remember. At first sight it seems very easy and superficial, but actually all her poetry has a deep sense.

Ideas about the proper arrangement of the world are expressed in a simple manner, so this poetry for children will be interesting both for children and their parents.