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Magnetic Point: Selected Poems

Ryszard Krynicki

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One of Poland's greatest living poets—now in English at last—Ryszard Krynicki was born in 1943 in a Nazi labor camp, the son of Polish slave laborers. His 1969 volume, Act of Birth, marked the emergence of a major voice in the "New Wave" of Polish poetry. In Krynicki's work, political and poetic rebellion converged during the 1970s and '80s, he was arrested on trumped-up charges and forbidden from publishing. But his poetry is hardly just political. From the early dissident poems to his recent haiku, Krynicki's lyrical work taps deep wells of linguistic acuity, mysticism, compression, and wit.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: November 14, 2017

ISBN: 0811225003

ISBN 13: 9780811225007

Magnetic Point: Selected Poems

Ryszard Krynicki

4.3/5 ( ratings)

One of Poland's greatest living poets—now in English at last—Ryszard Krynicki was born in 1943 in a Nazi labor camp, the son of Polish slave laborers. His 1969 volume, Act of Birth, marked the emergence of a major voice in the "New Wave" of Polish poetry. In Krynicki's work, political and poetic rebellion converged during the 1970s and '80s, he was arrested on trumped-up charges and forbidden from publishing. But his poetry is hardly just political. From the early dissident poems to his recent haiku, Krynicki's lyrical work taps deep wells of linguistic acuity, mysticism, compression, and wit.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: November 14, 2017

ISBN: 0811225003

ISBN 13: 9780811225007

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