I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again.
Category Archive: Wislawa Szymborska
In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
You know, I’m worried about Szymborska. I wish she would stop smoking.
I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.
Poetic talent doesn’t operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
Generally speaking, life is so rich and full of variety; you have to remember all the time that there is a comical side to everything.
Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light.
I’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words.
At the very beginning of my creative life I loved humanity. I wanted to do something good for mankind. Soon I understood that it isn’t possible to save mankind.