Wolf Song

by Olga Makarova

“Wolf Song” (originally “Песнь о Волках”) is a poem about a scientist who left the city to live with wolves. She enjoys being a hermit, writes poems in the wilderness, befriends a wolf family and learns a thing or two about life from them.

18 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2022

About the author

Pen name: Olga McArrow
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Bookstore: https://gumroad.com/mildegard
Website: http://mildegard.ru
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Writes science fiction and fantasy books.
Has a degree in biology.
Works in a small animation studio (as a 3D artist).
Loves martial arts (Aikido and Muay Thai).
Is a cat person.

Reviews

[Olga Makarova · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don’t exactly recall how I came across this book, but I’ll never pass up a chance to read a free book that actually looks to be pretty decent quality. Wolf Song by Olga McArrow is a long form poem that has been illustrated with gorgeous pictures of a family of wolves in nature. While I’m not 100% certain, it appears that this was translated from Russian seeing the original title, so it is pretty impressive that the English version actually flows like a real poem rather than a literal translation. I’ve read stuff in the past that translated to English and become a weird mess due to inferior translation ability, so hats off to Alan, somebody credited as the translator here.

““Wolf Song” (originally “Песнь о Волках”) is a poem about a scientist who left the city to live with wolves. She enjoys being a hermit, writes poems in the wilderness, befriends a wolf family and learns a thing or two about life from them.”

As the blurb states, this book tells the story of a scientist studying wolves in the wilderness, and eventually gets fairly close to them. In a way similar to somebody like Jane Goodall, she begins living with the animals as family members, but comes face-to-face with the enemy of nature – the cruelty of mankind. This was an interesting story that has a definite message that I’m sure many can relate to. This is a short read, but for a poem it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome and is completely free. Because of that, I enjoyed my time with this book, and it may be worth checking out if you are passionate about wild animals, environmentalism, or poetry.