Seamus Heaney: To introduce Wisława Szymborska is to remind ourselves that poetry can make us pause before the most ordinary of objects and discover a kind of miracle. She was not a poet of vast epics or thundering declarations, but of small details: a cat left alone in an empty apartment, a grain of sand that “remembers the whole story,” or the way a … [Read more...] about Wisława Szymborska Biography: The Poet of “I Don’t Know”
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Imaginary Talks: Echoes of Love and Philosophy with Wisława Szymborska and Pablo Neruda
What can we learn about love and the human condition from two of the most profound voices in poetry, across different cultures and eras? This Imaginary Talks symposium is a creatively envisioned dialogue that brings together the intellectual and emotional realms explored by these iconic literary figures. Venturing deep into the themes of love, its … [Read more...] about Imaginary Talks: Echoes of Love and Philosophy with Wisława Szymborska and Pablo Neruda