Poetry is the plough that turns up time in such a · Ossip Mandelstam

One by one forging his laws, to be flung Like hors

Poetry is the plough that turns up time in such a Way that the abyssal strata of time, its black earth, appear on the surface.

Literature and Words Time and Its Passage

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Ossip Mandelstam

1891-01-03 — 1938-12-27 · Varsóvia

Ossip Mandelstam was an influential Russian poet, considered one of the greatest exponents of 20th-century poetry. His work is marked by intellectual depth, richness of imagery, and the ability to evoke time and memory. He faced political repression in the Soviet Union, which led to his arrest and death in tragic circumstances. His poetry, although often dark and marked by pain, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of art in the face of adversity.