In these 100 poems Wisława Szymborska portrays a world of astonishing diversity and richness, in which nature is wise and prodigal and fate unpredictable, if not mischevious. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiousity, she documents life's improb
From a writer whom Charles Simic calls "one of the finest poets living" comes a collection of witty, compassionate, contemplative, and always surprising poems. Szymborska writes with verve about everything from love unremembered to keys mislaid in the gra
A new collected volume from the Nobel Prize–winning poet that includes, for the first time in English, all of the poems from her last Polish collectionOne of Europe’s greatest recent poets is also its wisest, wittiest, and most accessible. Nobel Prize
Described by Robert Hass as "unquestionably one of the great living European poets" and by Charles Simic as "one of the finest poets living today," Szymborska mesmerizes her readers with poetry that captivates their minds and captures their hearts. This i
Warsaw under Russian rule in the late 1870s is the setting for Prus’s grand panorama of social conflict, political tension, and personal suffering. The middle-aged hero, Wokulski, successful in business, is being destroyed by his obsessive love for a fr
Ocalone w tłumaczeniu jest fundamentalnym dziełem Stanisława Barańczaka, niezastąpionym przewodnikiem dla studentów, tłumaczy i miłośników poezji. Książka stanowi "Teorię Maksymalizmu Translatorskiego" autora mierzącego się z dawną i wspó
I love to swim in the sea, which keepstalking to itselfin the monotone of a vagabondwho no longer recalls exactly how long he's been on the road. Swimming is like prayer:palms join and part,join and part,almost without end.--from "On Swimming"Without End
Powerful New work by a modern master.You must listen, listen, listen.Tired springs breathe under water.At four in the morningthe last, lonely bolt of lightningscribbles something quickly in the sky.It says "No." Or "Never."Or "Take courage, the fire's not
The highway became the Red Sea.
We moved through the storm like a sheer valley.
You drove; I looked at you with love.
—from "Storm"
One of the most gifted and readable poets of his time, Adam Zagajewski is proving to be a contemp
