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Poetry General

Poems New and Collected

by (author) Wislawa Szymborska

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Initial publish date
Feb 2001
Category
General
Recommended Age
14 to 18
Recommended Grade
9 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780156011464
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $27.99

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Description

Described by Robert Hass as "unquestionably one of the great living European poets" and by Charles Simic as "one of the finest poets living today," Szymborska mesmerizes her readers with poetry that captivates their minds and captures their hearts. This is the book that her many fans have been anxiously awaiting-the definitive, complete collection of poetry by the Nobel Prize-winning poet, including 164 poems in all, as well as the full text of her Nobel acceptance speech of December 7, 1996, in Stockholm. Beautifully translated by Stanislaw Bara«nczak and Clare Cavanagh, who won a 1996 PEN Translation Prize for their work, this volume is a must-have for all readers of poetry.

About the author

Contributor Notes

WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA (1923-2012) was born in Poland and worked as a poetry editor, translator, and columnist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996.