Collection of Poems. 1889–1903
| Author | Zinaida Gippius |
|---|---|
| Original title | Собрание стихов. 1889–1903 |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Russian Symbolism |
| Publisher | Scorpion, 1903 |
| Publication place | Russian Empire |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Followed by | Collection of Poems. Book 2. 1903-1909 |
Collection of Poems. 1889–1903 (Russian: Собрание стихов. 1889–1903) is the first book of poetry by Zinaida Gippius and collected 97 of her early poems. It was published in October 1903 (the date on the cover was given as 1904) by the Scorpion Publishing house.
Instrumental in the publication was Scorpion's representative, poet Valery Bryusov with whom Gippius had corresponded regularly since 1902, while compiling the collection, adding new poems and continuously changing their order.
It came out with a foreword by Gippius called "Neobkhodimoye o stikhakh" (The Essential Things About Poetry) which appeared a month earlier as a short essay in Novy Put (1903, No. 9) and was later included in the compilation Anton Krainy (Z. Gippius). Literary Diary (1899-1907), published in 1908 by M.V. Pirozhkov Publishers.