Anna Świrszczyńska – a therapeutic poet? Cover Image

Anna Świrszczyńska – poetka terapeutyczna?
Anna Świrszczyńska – a therapeutic poet?

Author(s): Anna Krall
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: therapeutic poetry; trauma; memory; Anna Świrszczyńska;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a new look at the work of Anna Świrszczyńska. It proposes a reinter- pretation of the poet’s lyrics using the category of trauma and memory present in the new humanities. It proves that Świrszczyńska’s poetry has a therapeutic dimension, being at the same time self-therapy and an attempt to work through female, generational, and identity traumas.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 127-142
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish