Description
A brief study of the Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert, with selected poems translated into English. This study includes quotations by Joseph Brodsky, Czeslaw Milosz, and Seamus Heaney. All poems translated by Czeslaw Milosz, Peter Dale Scott, Alissa Valles. Essays [extracts] translated by Alissa Valles, Michael March and Jaroslaw Anders, John and Bogdana Carpenter. Inside back cover: "This publication was developed in partnership with the Manuscript Department of the Polish National Library in Warsaw, which has the Zbigniew Herbert Archive under its care. [...] The drawings in this book come from Zbigniew Herbert's sketchpads." Includes bibliographical references.
