Poet-Fronliners (Russian: Поэты-фронтовики, lit: Poet-Frontliners, also known as the War Generation and Front Poets) is a name applied to the young Russian poets whose youth was spent fighting in World War II and whose best poems reflect upon wartime experiences.
"[5] As Soviet poetry scholar Vera Sandomirsky notes, one of the most acclaimed "Front Poets" was Konstantin Simonov.
[5] The poetry, while lacking in organizational complexity and sophistication, was directly connected with the experiences of fighting and the resulting psychological impact.
[6] In Vera Sandomirsky's words: "In creating new values, it became above all a loud-speaker for collective feelings, aspirations, and experiences.
"Front-line poetry was written in the spaces of war, meaning factories, trenches, and other venues close to the battle area.