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VIEW WITH A GRAIN OF SAND by WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: WE CALL IT A GRAIN OF SAND %BUT IT CALLS ITSELF NEITHER GRAIN NOR SAND
Last Line: THE CHARACTER IS INVENTED, HIS HASTE IS MAKE-BELIEVE, %HIS NEWS INHUMAN

Poem Sources:

POLISH POETRY OF THE LAST TWO DECADES OF COMMUNIST RULE; SPOILING CANNIBALS' FUN.
  BARANCZAK, STANISLAW, & CAVANAGH, CLARE (EDS. & TRS.)
  (1991)
 
A BOOK OF LUMINOUS THINGS; AN INTERNATIONAL POETRY ANTHOLOGY.
  MILOSZ, CZESLAW (ED.)
  (1996)
 
VIEW WITH A GRAIN OF SAND. (STANISLAW BARANCZAK AND CLARE CAVANAGH TRS.)
  SZYMBORSKA, WISLAWA
  (1995)
 
POEMS NEW AND COLLECTED 1957-1997. STANISLAW BARANCZAK & CLARE CAVANAGH (TRS.)
  SZYMBORSKA, WISLAWA
  (1998)
 



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