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The Darkness He Called Night
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Fiction

The Darkness He Called Night

“Virtue’s a kind / of despair, / masquerading as care.” A poem by a leading American ‘Language poet’.
Charles Bernstein
An Introduction to Charles Bernstein’s “The Darkness He Called Night”
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Experiences

An Introduction to Charles Bernstein’s “The Darkness He Called Night”

Charles Bernstein’s poem “The Darkness He Called Night” is typically playful and ironic, as it toys with the literal and metaphorical meanings of darkness, light and virtue.
Julia Fiedorczuk
alamo
Art + Stories
Fiction

alamo

“And also her lips, a chilly shade of pink, the scar / above her right eye.” A Polish poet writes of independence.
Magdalena Gałkowska
The Spa Town and the Summer Resort
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Spa Town and the Summer Resort

To the southeast of Warsaw lie two vacation towns: Otwock and Świder. Popular through the first half of the 20th century, both destinations have recently been enjoying a local revival.
Renata Senktas
A Trip To Świder
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Fiction

A Trip To Świder

“Are you going to Świder? / Because I’m going to Świder.” A poem by a “Przekrój” favourite.
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
A Playful Nostalgia for a Lost World
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Experiences

A Playful Nostalgia for a Lost World

The translators of “A Trip to Świder” introduce Gałczyński’s poem, and describe the relevance of its setting—a one-time suburban summer resort with a distinct architectural style.
Renata Senktas, Christopher Reid
Immigrant Sea
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Fiction

Immigrant Sea

“The way / he searches out her face, he searches out himself”. A poem by the winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.
Forrest Gander
An Introduction to Forrest Gander’s “Immigrant Sea”
Art + Stories
Opinions

An Introduction to Forrest Gander’s “Immigrant Sea”

Forrest Gander’s poem “Immigrant Sea” describes a sensual and intellectual encounter, which ebbs and flows across the page, just like its protagonist’s recognition of himself.
Julia Fiedorczuk
it’s only sunday
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Experiences

it’s only sunday

“those are your Sunday rules / that you kill the rooster...” Marcin Orliński presents a piece by a young Polish poet.
Antonina Małgorzata Tosiek
Sorrow and Pain, Torment and Martyrdom
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Experiences

Sorrow and Pain, Torment and Martyrdom

In the early 1920s, Taduesz Peiper was one of Poland’s leading avant-garde poets. 30 years later, he was ostracized by his peers as his mental health spiralled into decline.
Mikołaj Gliński