Everyday Poems for Everyday People

There is a poem Esther Lazarson will never forget. It was written by her mother, when Esther was five.

Esther’s mother was born in Lithuania, which was under Russian rule at that time. She loved Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, a great poet and political activist. She did not forgive his wife for cheating on him, embroiling him in a duel that caused his early death. Esther was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England.

Here is the poem:
Little Esther won a prize
And it isn’t a surpr...