Reposting today's poem:
Elegy for the Departure of Pen Ink and Lamp by Zbigniew Herbert
theartdivas.com/2014/09/elegy-
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Does to me! The ending is perfect. It's the last poem in "Elegy For The Departure". Great book
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but seriously, I'm comparing it with Polish, eg. 'courier of consoling knowledge', it should be 'envoy' etc.
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I believe you. I should study Polish to be able to read him. There's a preponderance of polish poets on my blog
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here too 'you still contained so many good ideas', not 'ideas' but 'thoughts', and it's not 'you were gone forever' :(
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Ouch. I'll try to find another translation. Maybe into French

