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Consolation :: wislawa szymborska
translated by clare cavanagh and stanislaw baranczak Darwin. They say he read novels to relax, But only certain kinds: nothing that ended unhappily. If anything like that turned up, enraged, he flung … more →
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Starlit Swimming Towards Chance
karolinawrites wrote 5 days ago: Love is so sudden, a lighting flash from no where. Or is it? Roger Housden in his book Ten Poems to … more →
Narrating and Asking Questions
Maite wrote 1 week ago: When I was in college and member of the poetry staff of our literary magazine, there were some peopl … more →
consolation :: wislawa szymborska
supriyanna wrote 1 month ago: translated by clare cavanagh and stanislaw baranczak Darwin. They say he read novels to relax, But o … more →
untitled
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westrow wrote 2 months ago: There’s an argument, and a good one, that we are becoming swamped by anniversaries. But we are … more →
MGF: Top 5 Poetry Titles
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blacklawrence wrote 2 months ago: Top five poetry titles. Hell, I feel like David Letterman halved. And that’s not good. This is a … more →
Thought of the Day
persephonepomegranate wrote 2 months ago: “History counts its skeletons in round numbers. A thousand and one remains a thousand, as thou … more →
The light descends from nowhere
heidi wrote 3 months ago: True love. Is it normal, is it serious, is it practical? What does the world get from two people who … more →
True Love
Pao wrote 3 months ago: One of my personal favorites. True Love by Wislawa Szymborska True love. Is it normal is it serious, … more →
museum :: wislawa szymborska
piapest wrote 5 months ago: Here are plates with no appetite. And wedding rings, but the requited love has been gone now for som … more →
view with a grain of sand :: wislawa szymborska
piapest wrote 6 months ago: We call it a grain of sand, but it calls itself neither grain nor sand. It does just fine without a … more →
O primeiro amor que nos acostuma com a morte
Eduarda Sousa wrote 6 months ago: Instante, de Wislawa Szymborska, está quase lido (e a caminho de relido) entre viagens de autocarro … more →
In praise of my sister
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woodscolt wrote 6 months ago: My sister doesn’t write poems, and it’s unlikely that she’ll suddenly start writin … more →
1ª visita à Feira do Livro de Lisboa
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Eduarda Sousa wrote 6 months ago: Hoje passei parte da tarde na Feira do Livro de Lisboa. Há uns tempos, escrevia o Hugo que não se re … more →
maybe all this :: wislawa szymborska
supriyanna wrote 6 months ago: Maybe all this is happening in some lab? Under one lamp by day and billions by night? Maybe we’re ex … more →
New Szymborska poem in Granta Magazine online
w martin wrote 7 months ago: There is a poem from Wisława Szymborska’s new book, Tutaj (Here), published in January by Wyda … more →
view with a grain of sand
Christie wrote 7 months ago: April is National Poetry Month! Join the free verse project. Do certain images make you recall lines … more →
three oddest words :: wislawa szymborska
supriyanna wrote 8 months ago: When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce t … more →
pi :: wislawa szymborska
supriyanna wrote 8 months ago: The admirable number pi: three point one four one. All the following digits are also just a start, f … more →
Three Oddest Words
peedeel wrote 8 months ago: When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce t … more →
