ARussianPoemSincechildhood,Antonhadoftenrecitedpoems,accompaniedonthepianoandviolinbypianistsandviolinists,atweddingceremoniesbeforebridesandbridegroomsexchangedrings.Gradually,hefoundwritingpoemsthemostappropriatewaytoconveyhisjoyandsorrow.WhenhispoemContradictoryBlankwonhimanationalchampionshipandascholarshiptotheMoscowUniversityfromasponsor,hewasjustanunknownlibrarian.Aftergettinghisdiploma,hedevotedhislifetowritingpoems.Usingconcretebutflexiblelanguageandtheminimumofwordsishisstyle.Hetriedoutdifferentpatternsandpreferrednurseryrhymeinparticular.Thefollowingisatranslationofoneofhisworksmadeupof3sections：Littlesparrowwithheavyload，Ranoutofenergyandverycold；Nocompassandallsweatsalty，Canyougothroughtheendlessdarkness?Littleballoonletoutbythethread，Flewovercottagesandwasveryglad；Withwarmthtransformedfromsunlight，Hesaidhecouldforeverfly；Takeiteasy,littleballoon；Don'tteasethesparrowwithhiswound；Onthebarebranchandhavearest；Thisdiamondheartwilleventuallygetsuccess.俄国童谣从童年时起，安东就常常在钢琴师或小提琴师的伴奏下在婚礼上朗诵诗歌，为新郎新娘交换戒指前的仪式助兴。渐渐地，他发现写诗是表达他的欢乐和悲伤的最合适方式。在他还是个不知名的图书管理员时，他的诗《矛盾的空白》就获得了全国诗歌创作冠军，并为他赢得一位赞助人提供的、到莫斯科大学深造的奖学金。获得文凭后，他将一生都投入到诗歌创作中。使用具体而灵活的语言和最少的词语数量是他的风格。还喜欢尝试不同的诗歌形式，特别是童谣。下面有三部分组成的译文就是他的作品中的一首：小麻雀，负重担，筋疲力尽挡风寒，汗水成盐无指引，能否穿越无边暗？小气球，脱绳系，飞越农舍真高兴，阳光给予它温暖，永远高飞不费力；别紧张，小气球别笑麻雀伤口留，光光的树梢歇片刻，恒(钻石)心终把成功求。
