New Poems

The startling juxtaposition of sensual and brutal histories of human andanimal flesh of the experience of war and of writing is Rzewiczs greatachievement throug... » 

The startling juxtaposition of sensual and brutal histories of human andanimal flesh of the experience of war and of writing is Rzewiczs greatachievement throughout twenty volumes of poetry.Guardian From the earliestdays of his poetic career Tadeusz Rzewicz found a unique pareddown stylethat consciously avoided metaphor and sought a new painfully clear voice inwhich to express the horrors of wartime experiences. His work was immediatelyrecognized as new and vital in Polish poetry and he came to be regarded as oneof the most important writers of his generation. New Poems is a collection ofRzewiczs three latest volumes in their entirety exit 1998 the professorsknife 2001 and gray zone 2002. «