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A review by mergyeugnau
View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems by Wisława Szymborska
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This is one of my favorite books of poetry, up there with Eliot's "Four Quartets." Works range from whimsical to heartachingly beautiful. I only wish I spoke Polish to hear them in her mother tongue. The translators have done a wonderful job though, as the amazing wordplay of "The Onion" reflects.