Krystyna Dąbrowska

She is a poet, translator and essayist. She graduated from Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She has published four books of poetry. The most recent one is „Ścieżki dźwiękowe” [Soundtracks]. She has received the Kościelski Award (2013), the Wisława Szymborska Award (2013) and the Literary Award of the Capital City of Warsaw (2019). She lives and works in Warsaw. She was born in 1979.
Sorrowbalm
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Sorrowbalm

In London's Kew Gardens, I saw flowers from South Africa, from a region often ravaged by fires—poet Krystyna Dąbrowska comments on her poem, Sorrowbalm
Krystyna Dąbrowska
Sculptures for the Blind
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Sculptures for the Blind

“The blind view sculptures with their fingers.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Krystyna Dąbrowska
Isle of Two Volcanoes
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Isle of Two Volcanoes

“In its crater, instead of magma, / the green chill of a lake.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Krystyna Dąbrowska
Magnet
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Magnet

“They didn’t live together, which meant / they had two fridges for their growing collection / of magnets.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Krystyna Dąbrowska
Confession
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Confession

“They shriek and compete / for who has the most sins.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Krystyna Dąbrowska
Voices
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Voices

“And there she stands again, petite, at the blackboard.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Krystyna Dąbrowska