http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wislaw-szymborska-1932-2012/ Norbert Blei's Poetry Dispatch and other Notes from the Underground. “We live to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection,” said Anaїs Nin. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:30:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wislaw-szymborska-1932-2012/#comment-3546 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:47:50 +0000 http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/?p=5040#comment-3546 I really loved every word of it; one of the things I like best about her is her sense of humor, and translated or not, I believe it rings true! Thanks so much for including all that in your posting . You should remember to use some of those good critiques on us, your hapless students….I have two of her books – both translated by Baranczak and Cavanaugh, and I’ve got to believe she thought they did a good job of translation.

]]> http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wislaw-szymborska-1932-2012/#comment-3543 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:53:05 +0000 http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/?p=5040#comment-3543 Tis thought he used and early version of a camera to catch this image on the canvas. Dali recommended this one highly…a fav of mine.

]]> http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wislaw-szymborska-1932-2012/#comment-3541 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:20:52 +0000 http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/?p=5040#comment-3541 I do not trust translations for the same reason I do not fully appreciate a cat telling me what a rabbit just said. That said, I consider the poem a perfect companion to the painting, and I savored both. Nice going!

]]> http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/wislaw-szymborska-1932-2012/#comment-3540 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:07:46 +0000 http://poetrydispatch.wordpress.com/?p=5040#comment-3540 my inspiration this week. I have read none of her translated books

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