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| | 1. |  | Poems New and Collected
from Harvest Books
Price: $11.56
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This is a Valentine poem to Wislawa's poems.
I do not speak Polish, but my old mother does, and besides I find it
somewhat comforting just to have an interpreter and even that little
language barrier that leaves room for wonder. So while I can't read
what you exactly meant... more info
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| | 2. |  | View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems
from Harvest Books
Price: $11.20
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Some of us like it rough. This dame plays the way we used to play in the streets of Philly. There is elegance, there is subtle intelligence, yes, all that, but the best part is that when the ball hits you, it stings like hell. She writes of life and living, but also of eternity and death. She is... more info
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| | 4. |  | People on a Bridge: Poems
from Forest Books
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Wislawa Szymborska was barely known to the rest of the world until 1996 when it was announced that she was bestowed the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy. Anyway, Wislawa's poetry is quite charming. It's not difficult to read. In fact, it's easy to read and she makes poetry look too... more info
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| | 5. |  | Sounds, Feelings, Thoughts
from Princeton University Press
Price: $17.95
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I like the fact that this book includes the English and Polish poems. Of all the genres in literature, poetry must be the hardest to translate and poetry is not the easiest to translate without getting lost in translation. Also, Polish is a very difficult language to read, write, and even speak and... more info
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| | 7. |  | Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces
from Harcourt
Price: $30.00
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I love Wislawa Szymborska. Although I am not a fan of poetry in general, I began reading this book of her thoughts and feelings and criticisms which are never vicious, cruel, or even negative. She finds something positive about everytyhing from Ella Fitzgerald to Alfred Hitchcock and many other... more info
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