Afterthoughts on Wisława Szymborska
Afterthoughts on Wisława Szymborska

Summary/Abstract: The 1996 Nobel Prize went to Wisława Szymborska, a 73-year old Polish poet. Why to her, and not to a greater poet, Zbigniew Herbert whose record under communism was spotless (hers was not), and whose Mr. Cogito has been a rallying point for many, including a publishing house in Oregon, Mr. Cogito Press? Herbert was, and is, inspiring; Szymborska is not. Why her?

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