Poems. Dmitrieva E.

 

The life of Elizabeth Dmitrieva - poetess, translator, clairvoyant, and occultist - is no less captivating than the legendary biography of Cherubina de Gabriac passed down through word of mouth. In the autumn of 1909, the "Spanish countess" astonished the... Petersburg intelligentsia, primarily the editorial staff of the Symbolist magazine "Apollo," where her manuscript was submitted. The poetess was immediately recognized as a "Byron in female guise." But soon Elizabeth's true identity was revealed, causing no less passion than her poetry. It is known that the matter nearly ended in a duel between Gumilev and Voloshin. We invite you to discover the main cycles of poems by this enigmatic and brilliant woman.