The Acrobat by Wislawa Symborska poetlaureates ‘One of the few British

‘One of the few British poets whose work could currently be described as essential reading

like the tide

Nerys Harris and friends as they make recordings of the doorbell

and the titular flower's ancient allegories for sexuality and mystery

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The Acrobat by Wislawa Symborska poetlaureates ‘One of the few BritishThese intimate, immediate poems were written during the precarious years of Soviet occupation in Poland. Rooted in the pains and joys of the everyday, they ask us what it means to live out our lives amid global conflict and its aftermath. Underlying Szymborska's work is a continual sense of astonishment at having survived, the disbelief and delight that life goes on ' that the acrobat's hands have caught the trapeze. Featuring Szymborska's Nobel Prize