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Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska (Polish: [viˈswava ʂɨmˈbɔrska]; 2 July 1923 – 1 February 2012) was a Polish poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Prowent (now part of Kórnik in west-central Poland), she resided in Kraków until the end of her life.
Maria Wisława Szymborska-Włodek (ur. 2 lipca 1923 na Prowencie , obecnie część Kórnika [2] , zm. 1 lutego 2012 w Krakowie [3] ) – polska poetka , eseistka , krytyczka , tłumaczka , felietonistka ; laureatka Nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury (1996), założycielka Stowarzyszenia Pisarzy Polskich (1989), członkini Polskiej Akademii ...
Learn about the life and work of Wisława Szymborska, the Polish poet who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996. Read some of her poems that explore the irony and complexity of human reality and history.
Jun 28, 2024 · Wisława Szymborska (born July 2, 1923, Bnin [now part of Kórnik], Poland—died February 1, 2012, Kraków) was a Polish poet whose intelligent and empathic explorations of philosophical, moral, and ethical issues won her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996.
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- Utopia. Island where all becomes clear. Solid ground beneath your feet. The only roads are those that offer access. Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.
- On Death, without Exaggeration. It can’t take a joke, find a star, make a bridge. It knows nothing about weaving, mining, farming, building ships, or baking cakes.
- The Three Oddest Words. When I pronounce the word Future, the first syllable already belongs to the past. When I pronounce the word Silence, I destroy it. When I pronounce the word Nothing,
- Possibilities. I prefer movies. I prefer cats. I prefer the oaks along the Warta. I prefer Dickens to Dostoyevsky. I prefer myself liking people. to myself loving mankind.
Learn about the life and works of the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996 for her poetry that explores the mysteries of life and the human condition. Find her biography, selected poems, translations and Nobel Lecture on this web page.
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Wisława Szymborska's poetry addressed existential questions. It is unique among its kind and does not easily lend itself to categorization. Szymborska strives to illuminate the deepest problems of human existence, surrounded by the transitoriness of the now and everyday life.
