Aleksandr Akimovich Bisk was a poet and interpreter. As a poet, Aleksandr Akimovich was a follower of Western European and Russian symbolists (in particular, the Bryusov school) with their attention to the musical side of the verse and the attraction to the strict Parnassian form.
Background
Aleksandr Akimovich Bisk was born on January 17, 1883, in Odessa, Odes'ka Oblast', Ukraine.
Education
Aleksandr Akimovich studied in Germany.
Achievements
In 1904, Aleksandr Akimovich got acquainted with the poetry of R.M. Rilke and became the first interpreter and propagandist of his poetry in Russia.