After every war someone has to tidy up. – Wislawa Szymborska
Poetic talent doesnt operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. – Wislawa Szymborska

After every war someone has to tidy up. – Wislawa Szymborska
Poetic talent doesnt operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. – Wislawa Szymborska
All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination. – Wislawa Szymborska
Unfortunately, poetry is not born in noise, in crowds, or on a bus. There have to be four walls and the certainty that the telephone will not ring. Thats what writing is all about. – Wislawa Szymborska
When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing – and listen to her recordings – it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadnt had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me. – Marlo Thomas