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Take Your Poet to Work: Wisława Szymborska

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day Wisława Szymborska cover

Meet Polish poet Wisława Szymborska as we continue our preparations for celebrating Take Your Poet to Work Day on July 15.

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National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Interview with a Child”

By Will Willingham 18 Comments

Wisława Szymborska Interview with a Child

The young Master in Wisława Szymborska’s “Interview with a Child” challenges us to reject the idea that things are only as they seem.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry, Poetry Dare, Wislawa Szymborska

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “A Speech at the Lost and Found”

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Wisława Szymborska speech at the lost-and-found

When contemplating infinity, it’s helpful to have a small thing that can fit in our hand. Wisława Szymborska places a blue umbrella alongside the universe.

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National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Could Have”

By Will Willingham 21 Comments

Wisława Szymborska Could Have

It’s difficult to explain good fortune, though that didn’t stop Wisława Szymborska from trying in her poem “Could Have.”

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National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Conversation with a Stone”

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

Wisława Szymborska's Conversation with a Stone

Wisława Szymborska’s “Conversation with a Stone” evokes the infuriating sense of talking to a rock. That’s a good reason to love the poem.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Nature Poems, poetry, Wislawa Szymborska

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Vocabulary”

By Will Willingham 38 Comments

wislawa szymborska vocabulary

Join us for Week #1 of our National Poetry Month Poetry Dare. We’re looking at “Vocabulary” and “An Effort” by Wisława Szymborska. What did you read?

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