The volume published by a5 Publishing House includes full editions of "Chwila" / "Moment" and "Dwukropek" / "Colon".
The book is available in hardcover with a collage made by the poet and with changed layout. Selected Poems lead the reader into Szymborska's world of poetry, through her extraordinary sense of observation, exceptional humour, and touching solemnity.
The collection includes works from Wisława Szymborska's unpublished volume written in 1945, as well as from the volumes Dlatego żyjemy" / "That's Why We Live, Pytania zadawane sobie" / "Questions to Ask Yourself, Wołanie do Yeti" / "Calling Yeti, Sól" / "Salt, Sto pociech" / "A Hundred Comforts, Wszelki wypadek" / "Any Case, Wielka liczba" / "The Large Number, Ludzie na moście" / "People on the Bridge, Koniec i początek" / "The End and the Beginning, Chwila" / "Moment, and Dwukropek" / "Colon. Szymborska's Nobel Lecture titled "Poeta i Świat" / "The Poet and the World" can also be found in the collection.
Source: press materials
- Wisława Szymborska
Wiersze wybrane" / "Selected Poems
a5 Publishing House, Krakow, September 2010
150 x 210, 440 pp., hardcover
ISBN: 978-83-61298-26-7
www.wydawnictwoa5.pl
