Saturday, 13 April 2024

Fifty rubai'yat (poems of Rumi cycle)

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  I never tried to publish the English versions of the rubaiyat, they were a kind of by-product of my work on a Polish translation. However,...
Thursday, 4 April 2024

Kuliyat-e Divan-e Shams (poems of Rumi cycle)

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  I was proud of myself not only because I found "Kuliyat-e Divan-e Shams" without help, but also because the author of "Kuli...
Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Unseen Rain (poems of Rumi cycle)

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  Many years ago, when Rumi was not as well known as he is now, I went to a bookshop in London and found a book of poems titled "Unseen...
Monday, 30 May 2022

For whom did Jan Kochanowski write? (poetry from Poland cycle)

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  Jan Kochanowski (pronounce Yan Ko-hanofskee) (1530-1584) is t he best known poet of the Polish Renaissance. A son of a noble family afflue...
Friday, 27 May 2022

O which nationality was Adam Mickiewicz? (poetry from Poland cycle)

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  Adam Mickiewicz (pron. Adam Meetzkyevich) (1798-1855)  was born in a small town called Nowogrodek (or Navahrudak), which is in today'...
Thursday, 26 May 2022

Cyprian Kamil Norwid (poetry from Poland cycle)

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  C yprian Kamil Norwid (pron. Tzipryan Kameel Norveed) (1821-1883)  was b orn in Warsaw. He wanted to be a painter and enrolled in an art ...
Monday, 6 December 2021

Maciej Rembarz (poetry from Poland cycle)

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  Maciej Rembarz (pron. Machei Rembazh) was b orn and brought up in Poznan, he studied Polish literature at the university there; Stanislaw...