![]() ![]() His later poems also reflect the sharp political focus through which this Nobel Laureate never fails to bear witness to the events that stir the world.ĭigging among the rubble of the past, Milosz forges a vision that encompasses pain as well as joy. His work brings to bear the political awareness of an exile-most notably in A Treatise on Poetry, a forty-page exploration of the world wars that rocked the first half of the twentieth century. His poetry is infused with a tireless spirit and penetrating insight into fundamental human dilemmas and the staggering yet simple truth that “to exist on the earth is beyond any power to name.”Ĭzeslaw Milosz worked with the Polish Resistance movement in Warsaw during World War II and defected to France in 1951. ![]() Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of our time, Milosz is a master of probing inquiry and graceful expression. New and Collected Poems: 1931-2001 celebrates seven decades of Czeslaw Milosz’s exceptional career. ![]()
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