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Poet Wislawa Szymborska, on Dictators and Tyrants

“All sorts of torturers, dictators, fanatics, and demagogues struggling for power by way of a few loudly shouted slogans also enjoy their jobs, and they too perform their duties with inventive fervor. Well, yes, but they “know.” They know, and wh…

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Poet Wislawa Szymborska, on inspiration

“[I]nspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists generally. There is, has been, and will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It’s made up of all those who’ve consciously chosen their calling and do their …

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PEN Community Mourns the Loss of Nobel Laureate Wislawa…

PEN Community Mourns the Loss of Nobel Laureate Wislawa Szymborska

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