Poetry on Lucerna https://lucerna.folkup.app/tags/poetry/ Recent content in Poetry on Lucerna Hugo -- gohugo.io en Code [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) | Content [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Origin of 'I Am Immortal Until I Die!' — From Tarkovsky to Internet Meme https://lucerna.folkup.app/studies/immortal-proverb-origin/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lucerna.folkup.app/studies/immortal-proverb-origin/ The Russian internet meme ‘I am immortal until I croak!’ originates from Arseny Tarkovsky’s 1961 poem ‘Zummer’ — traced through philosophy, folklore, and pop culture.