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Poems New and Collected

By Wislawa Szymborska

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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 is the book that her many fans have been anxioContinue

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 is the book that her many fans have been anxiously awaiting-the definitive, complete collection of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, including 164 poems in all, as well as the full text of her Nobel acceptance speech of December 7, 1996, in Stockholm. Beautifully translated by Stanislaw Bara«nczak and Clare Cavanagh, who won a 1996 PEN Translation Prize for their work, this volume is a must-have for all readers of poetry.

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  • Poems New and Collected 1957-1997 By Wislawa Szymborska

    In her acceptance speech upon receiving the 1996 Nobel Prize for Literature, Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska said: "Poets, if they're genuine, must also keep repeating, ÔI don't know.' Each poem marks an effort to answer this statement, but as soon as ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

  • Staring Through the Stitches

    Two admirable postwar poets, Wislawa Szymborska (born in 1923 in Poland) and Tomas Tranströmer (born in 1931 in Sweden), troubled by what they saw as the moral insufficiencies of both formal religion and Marxist optimism, have sought spiritual unders ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Wed, 25 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 296 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0156011468
  • ISBN-13: 9780156011464
  • Publisher: Harvest Books
  • Pub date: Nov 16, 2000
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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