I don't often have the time to go through a complete volume of poetry—much less a collected works—but I took the time for Zbigniew Herbert.
He repays reading (and re-reading).
With Bardfilm's eye, I spotted some of the Shakespeare in these works by the master Polish poet.
In "Journey to Kraków," we're presented with a convincing portrait of a conversation on a train—a conversation that breaks off at the most interesting part!
That's a very intriguing slice of life—and I'm very fond of the author of Hamlet being called "a foreign writer." And even the sudden intrusion of the tunnel makes poetic and literary sense.
The other Shakespeare-related poem is "Elegy of Fortinbras," which I found highly reminiscent of C. P. Cavafy's "King Claudius" (for which, q.v.).
I shall let that one speak for itself, but I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
When you next get a chance, try some Zbigniew Herbert. Even saying his name will bring poetry into your life: Zbigniew, Zbigniew, Zbigniew.
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