"The Poor Poet", by Czeslaw Milosz. I spent way too long trying to find the Polish original, but no luck. I love the subversion in this poem: beauty emerging despite the poet's ill motives, the tension between cynicism and hope.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Sabbath Poem: The Poor Poet
Posted by Nate Barksdale at 8/19/2007
Labels: milosz, poetry, polish, sabbath poems, translation, voice
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