Description |
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm |
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New Directions paperbook ; 1514
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Summary |
"In this witty "how-to" guide, Wisława Szymborska has nothing but sympathy for the labors of would-be writers generally: "I myself started out with rotten poetry and stories," she confesses in this collection of pieces culled from the advice she gave-anonymously-for many years in the well-known Polish journal Literary Life. She returns time and again to the mundane business of writing poetry properly, that is to say, painstakingly and sparingly. "I sigh to be a poet," Miss A. P. from Bialogard exclaims. "I groan to be an editor," Szymborska responds. Szymborska stubbornly insists on poetry's "prosaic side": "Let's take the wings off and try writing on foot, shall we?" This delightful compilation, translated by the peerless Clare Cavanagh, will delight readers and writers alike"-- Provided by publisher |
Subject |
Authorship
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Creative writing
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Feuilletons, Polish
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Authorship.
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Creative writing.
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Feuilletons, Polish.
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Genre/Form |
Essays.
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Essays.
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Author |
Cavanagh, Clare, editor, translator
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LC no. |
2021022390 |
ISBN |
9780811229715 |
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0811229718 |
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9780811229722 |
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0811229726 |
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