“Dreams” by Wislawa Szymborska

This is a beautiful post on dreams and it also cites one of my favourite Polish poets.

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10 Responses to “Dreams” by Wislawa Szymborska

  1. No One In Particular's avatar james369 says:

    Along with Mary Oliver and Emily Dickinson, Wislawa Szymborska is one of my most treasured poets. Thank you for sharing this.
    Warmly,
    James.

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    • I was born in Krakow, Polan and lived there for over 30 years. That is where she lived as well. I saw her once after she received the Nobel prize. Nobody recognised her in the crowd, they did not know what genius was walking among them.

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      • No One In Particular's avatar james369 says:

        I remember reading her fascinating Nobel speech where she talked about sitting on a “sofa while staring motionless at a wall”. That image of intensity has stuck with me. Always a pleasure to hear from you.
        James.

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  2. Thanks for sharing that Monika!

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  3. Thanks for introducing me to dreamrly and Wislawa Szymborska and of course the dream theme… I will ask authorization to reblog it..Thanks again!

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  4. Yes, nice ode to – unconscious – imagination. (Prefer the conscious type personally, can write poems with that, not only about… 🙂 ).

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