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“Nothing Twice” by Wislawa Szymborska
Discussing "YOLO" and Wislawa Szymborska's "Nothing Twice"
My sister is among the many, many young people currently obsessed with the phrase, “YOLO”: that’s “you only live once,” if you’re not hip to the lingo. It’s essentially the equivalent of “carpe diem,” one of the most popularly tattooed … Continue reading
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Tagged Nobel Laureates, Poems about Death, Wislawa Szymborska, Wislawa Szymborska Poems, YOLO
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“After a Death” by Tomas Transtromer
Tomas Transtromer manages to convey all-consuming emotions in a concise poem
My search for a poem for this week was very short; as soon as I happened upon “After a Death,” by Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer, I knew I was hooked. The poem is short (and translated into English, by Robert … Continue reading
