"I am not empty, I am open"
Vermeer, Lowell, McCarthy, Herbert, Tranströmer, Zagajewski
Robert Lowell:
Pattie McCarthy:
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Zbigniew Herbert (tr. from Polish by John and Bogdana Carpenter):
Tomas Tranströmer (tr. from Swedish by Samuel Charters):
Adam Zagajewski (tr. from Polish by Clare Cavanagh):
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This is such a beautiful letter by Herbert. I need to find it in Polish - my language. Amazing thoughts in it. I imagined myself having this conversation with someone.