Pebble (Kamyk), first published in Struna światła (A Chord of Light, 1956), is a poem that many readers consider a quintessential example of Zbigniew Herbert’s modernism. It is concrete while also allusive; it is clear and simple on the surface,… Read More ›
First published in A Large Number (Wielka liczba) in 1976, Wisława Szymborska’s In Praise of Self-Deprecation has been translated by many poets and has even been given slightly different titles, including In Praise of Feeling Bad about Yourself. It is… Read More ›
Encounter We were riding through frozen fields in a wagon at dawn. A red wing rose in the darkness. And suddenly a hare ran across the road. One of us pointed to it with his hand. That was long ago…. Read More ›