Quote by Wislawa Szymborska
Poetic talent doesnt operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Pol

Poetic talent doesnt operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. – Wislawa Szymborska

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In the language of poetry, where every word is weighed, nothing is usual or normal. Not a single stone and not a single cloud above it. Not a single day and not a single night after it. And above all, not a single existence, not anyones existence in this world. – Wislawa Szymborska

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Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation. – Wislawa Szymborska

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