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Part 4: The poems were 70% optimistic 30% reflections on how culture and morality can quickly collapse in the face of war, historical upheaval (WWII). Poem "Heraclitus" was my favourite as I learned what a Heraclitian Challenge is: nothing is permanent, it is an illusion of stability. Heraclitus said: "No one ever steps in the same river twice." So...embrace the present as it inevitably slips away.
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Finished part 3 (read 30 poems so far....) - these poems are post WWII, more reflective with less surreal images.
"Child of Europe" ...child being the survivors of WW II.
Milosz has a sharp eye and traces justified betrayals during war he witnessed: "Having the choice of our own death or that of a friend, / We chose his". (...many turned a blind eye to the horrors of the concentration camps.
— Dec 31, 2025 07:48AM
"Child of Europe" ...child being the survivors of WW II.
Milosz has a sharp eye and traces justified betrayals during war he witnessed: "Having the choice of our own death or that of a friend, / We chose his". (...many turned a blind eye to the horrors of the concentration camps.
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Series of poems while Milosz was in his 20s-30s (1934-1944): (The Poor Poet) "I am a poor poet, I have no words." Yet Milosz demanded that we be a moral witness (WWII) ...must see and remember. Milosz warns us of indifference and forgetfulness.
— Dec 30, 2025 09:01AM
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Poem: "And the City Stood in its Brightness"
It is impossible to recapture the past.. for example visiting your home town again.
The "CITY" preserves, stands "BRIGHT"
...BUT also obliterates b/c human lives
...run their course and fade away.
— Dec 23, 2025 11:50AM
It is impossible to recapture the past.. for example visiting your home town again.
The "CITY" preserves, stands "BRIGHT"
...BUT also obliterates b/c human lives
...run their course and fade away.
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Poem "Mittelbergheim"
Places carry the weight of the past...visible (buildings) and invisible (suffering).
The church is empty....but the light (faith, hope) is still there.
— Dec 22, 2025 05:01AM
Places carry the weight of the past...visible (buildings) and invisible (suffering).
The church is empty....but the light (faith, hope) is still there.
