New Poems
“The startling juxtaposition of sensual and brutal histories, of human and animal flesh, of the experience of war and of writing is Rózewicz’s great achievement throughout twenty volumes of poetry.”—Guardian\ From the earliest days of his poetic career, Tadeusz Rózewicz found a unique, pared-down style that consciously avoided metaphor and sought a new, painfully clear voice in which to express the horrors of wartime experiences. His work was immediately recognized as new and vital in Polish...
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“The startling juxtaposition of sensual and brutal histories, of human and animal flesh, of the experience of war and of writing is Rózewicz’s great achievement throughout twenty volumes of poetry.”—GuardianFrom the earliest days of his poetic career, Tadeusz Rózewicz found a unique, pared-down style that consciously avoided metaphor and sought a new, painfully clear voice in which to express the horrors of wartime experiences. His work was immediately recognized as new and vital in Polish poetry, and he came to be regarded as one of the most important writers of his generation. New Poems is a collection of Rózewicz’s three latest volumes in their entirety: exit (1998), the professor’s knife (2001), and gray zone (2002).Barbara Hoffert - Library JournalPolish poetry isn't just Zbigniew Herbert and Wislawa Szymborska, as evidenced by this compendium of three recent volumes by Rozewicz. Concise yet fluid-the poems simply cascade down the page-and utterly contemporary in tone even while embracing the dark history of the 20th century, this book is a real find for poetry lovers.
\ Library JournalPolish poetry isn't just Zbigniew Herbert and Wislawa Szymborska, as evidenced by this compendium of three recent volumes by Rozewicz. Concise yet fluid-the poems simply cascade down the page-and utterly contemporary in tone even while embracing the dark history of the 20th century, this book is a real find for poetry lovers.\ \ —Barbara Hoffert\ \
