Stanislaw Baranczak & Claire Cavanagh translated a lot of her work. But they are not the only ones. Denis O'Driscoll also translated some of her poems. (I'm married to a translator, so as the unsung heroes, I get your drift).
I have a few more stories to publish on my substack, one is a heartfelt poem. I might give a shot at a book or at least a long multi chapter "story" on here one of these days. I will have to buy a better keyboard.
Oh, Szymborska writes in English? No credit for the translator?
Stanislaw Baranczak & Claire Cavanagh translated a lot of her work. But they are not the only ones. Denis O'Driscoll also translated some of her poems. (I'm married to a translator, so as the unsung heroes, I get your drift).
Ah the artist must save the tale from the hero and the poem from the words. Love it 🙏❤️
She is pure magic. a goddess of the forest.
The reading stops when the writer falters
But when the pen is straight and true
My steady gaze never alters.
She’s just so good.
I have a few more stories to publish on my substack, one is a heartfelt poem. I might give a shot at a book or at least a long multi chapter "story" on here one of these days. I will have to buy a better keyboard.
Godspeed Paul
The images evoked, though almost Disneylike, engage the mind, and put us into the script.
Uau.
Beautiful words!
Fun motivation
Wow, that is GREAT poetry!
Love this! Creative!
Never heard of her, this is pretty decent
My idol! My hero!
IN PRAISE OF V
When I’m writing I sometimes feel dizzy,
breathless with the excitement of making
a connection between one word and another, the
just ideas and rhythms, the tonal correspondence,
the perfect congruity. This, isn’t one of them, alas
But I am thinking of you. What we did
to each other, using implements and Vaseline
My favourite Szymborska poem!