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Halina Poświatowska

Born

in Częstochowa, Poland

May 30, 1935

Died

October 11, 1967

Website

http://www.poswiatowska.org/

Genre

Poetry

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Halina Poświatowska (born Helena Myga) was a Polish poet and writer, one of the most important figures in modern Polish literature.

She is famous for her lyrical poetry and for her intellectual and passionate yet unsentimental poetry on the themes of death, love, existence, famous historical personages, especially women, as well as her mordant treatment of life, living, being, bees, cats and the sensual qualities of loving, grieving and desiring.

She died at 32 after a second heart operation to correct a heart defect that limited her mobility and breathing, which she acquired when she fell ill as a child during the World War II German occupation of Poland.

Source: wikiedia.com

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Average rating: 4.24 · 1,982 ratings · 262 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Opowieść dla przyjaciela 4.53 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 1966 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wszystkie wiersze 4.52 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wiersze wybrane 4.39 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jestem Julią 4.32 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indeed I Love - Właśnie Kocham by Halina Poświatowska, Maya Peretz (translator) 4.35 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elementarz Haliny Poświatowskiej dla szczęśliwych i nieszczęśliwych kochanków 4.33 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rozcinam pomarańczę bólu 4.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listy 4.48 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wiersze 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Când vreau să trăiesc țip 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“the taming of words
is more difficult
than the taming of tigers”
― Halina Poświatowska, Wiersze wybrane

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“Po drodze było zupełnie złoto. Drzewa umierają - inaczej niż ludzie. Drzewa wyglądają tak, jak gdyby cieszyły się własną śmiercią. Wprawdzie potem będzie wiosna i one odkwitną znowu, ale ty wiesz, że nigdy nie można mieć pewności. No i skąd o tym mają wiedzieć drzewa? Dla nich na pewno każda jesień jest ostania.”
― Halina Poświatowska, Story for a Friend

tags: byt, drzewa, egzystencja, jesień, ludzie, śmierć, życie

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“Są takie noce, przyjacielu, kiedy świat się kończy. Świat odchodzi i zostawia nas z rozszerzonymi źrenicami i bezradnie opuszczonymi rękoma.”
― Halina Poświatowska, Opowieść dla przyjaciela

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