A brilliant poet is at work here-a poet in the rugged landscape of conflict and pain. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI BrillantLandscape
Be sober, be intelligent, be educated, rely on the tangible reality as long as you can. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI EducatedIntelligentLongSoberTangible
As if entrapped in a tropical heatwave, with dozens of whirlwinds swirling in one’s mind, one thinks of a way out, or a way in: out of the scorching bosom of a volcano, and in – into the centre of a raging hurricane. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI BosonDozenEntrappedHeatwaveHurricaneRagingScorchingSwirlingTropicalVolcanoWhirlwind
A blessing because it brings about a movement, an energy which, when it peaks, creates a poem. Or a moment of happiness. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI MomentPeak
Remember that the act of writing is a tiny part of a bigger something. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI BiggerSomethingTiny
A little rain, a little blood. Black fingernails in August; and going berserk, going bananas. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI AugustBananaBerserkBlack Fingernail
A certain traveler who knew many continents was asked what he found most remarkable of all. ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI AllAskedCertainContinentFoundManySparrowTravelerUbiquity