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World, Adam Zagajewski, Poetry, Collection, Languages, English, Translations, Poland, Polish, Clare Cavanagh

Transformation by Adam Zagajewski

By T.

1.1k

"I’ve lived humbly, reading the paper, / pondering the riddle of power / and the reasons for obedience."

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yearning, nature, poetry, readalittlepoetry, transformation, writing, living, change, birds, flowers, grace, anxiety

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World, Julia Hartwig, Poetry, Collection, Read More Women, Languages, English, Translations, Poland, Polish

Demand It Courageously by Julia Hartwig

By T.

23 November 2017

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"Make some room for yourself, human animal. / Even a dog jostles about on his master’s lap to / improve his position."

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living, persistence, poetry, self, being human, feral, dogs, freedom, gratitude, courage

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World, Czeslaw Milosz, Poetry, Collection, Languages, English, Translations, Poland, Polish

Encounter by Czeslaw Milosz

By T.

687

"O my love, where are they, where are they going / The flash of a hand, streak of movement, rustle of pebbles."

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memory, mortality, poetry, questions, tenderness, time, awe, dawn, growing old

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World, Wisława Szymborska, Poetry, Collection, Read More Women, Translations, Poland, Polish, Clare Cavanagh, Stanislaw Baranczak

True Love by Wisława Szymborska

By T.

792

"Let the people who never find true love / keep saying that there’s no such thing. // Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die."

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questions, love, people, adulthood, living, readalittlepoetry, relationships, poetry, curiosity

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