Which you hurt

Which you hurt

This is probably the most popular, Czesław Miłosz's poem quoted and used for numerous purposes (It was created in 1950 year). He has not lost its relevance for years, is timeless, universal. It speaks primarily about power, its perversions, bad use, abuse. Zwraca uwagę na nieproste relacje … read on

A song about the end of the world

A song about the end of the world

The poem comes from the volume of Salvation published in 1945 year. The vast majority of works included in this collection were written in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, Some texts were published during the war in underground publications. The whole book is groundbreaking in Miłosz's work, is … read on

Trip to the forest

Trip to the forest

The day ends, the sun is setting. At this time, in the last rays of the sun, The forest is quite beautiful, has a unique mood:

And there is a feast over us. Gold jug,
Red wines in Osinowa Copper.
And carries air gifts
For invisible kings or bears.read on

Love

Love

Without love, faith and hope cannot be imagined with human happiness, even full of humanity – Such a clearly formulated belief returns in many works by Czesław Miłosz. If so, This is necessary to reflect on the essence of love and this poem raises the eternal question: czym … read on

Belief

Belief

Czesław Miłosz is not, Like, for example, Jan Twardowski, religious poet – numerous references to symbols coming from religion, In his poetry, signs are part of strong relationships with the entire European civilization, tradition, In this and Judeo -Christian heritage. A number of religious dogmas, przykazań nie można … read on

Czesław Miłosz

Czesław Miłosz

Czesław Miłosz (Born in 1911 year, died 14 August 2004 in Krakow) He was the greatest, Next to Tadeusz Różewicz, contemporary Polish poet. He published the first two volumes of poems in the interwar period, They were a testimony of a conviction of the crisis embracing Europe, a sense of threat to European culture, civilization, world … read on