Simply because April is National Poetry Month
Possibilities
I prefer movies.
I prefer cats.
I prefer the oaks along the Warta.
I prefer Dickens to Dostoyevsky.
I prefer myself liking people
to myself loving mankind.
Photographer: Mariusz Kubik
I prefer keeping a needle and thread on hand, just in case.
I prefer the color green.
I prefer not to maintain that reason is to blame for everything.
I prefer exceptions.
I prefer to leave early.
This album is a part of the series “Polish Poets.” It was created in 2010-2011 in consultation with 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature Wislawa Szymborska.
On this album, Szymborska’s poems are performed and arranged by Jacek Telus, and they sound very original. The style is best described by composer himself as “Heavy Metal Poet Rock.” The hit rock songs and reflective ballads, were specially selected so that the work of the poet could reach the widest and most diverse audience.
“I prefer not to ask how much a longer and when” I love it.
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Julie, thanks for reading and commenting. I love her poetry because it is so accessible. That is part of its attraction, I think.
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Moralists who promise me nothing — what a great line! Every single line is a song of beauty, though some stand out more than others for whatever the reason, or depending on each reader. Thank you, Carol.
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You’re welcome, Silvia (this time I spelled your name right…I apologize for those times I didn’t).
There are many great lines in this poem but what strikes me, as I’ve mentioned in other comments, is her simplicity.
Thanks for reading and commenting. 🙂
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What a beautiful post. I am sharing 🙂
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Oh, Deb, thanks…Very much appreciated and so happy that you liked the post. 🙂
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🙂
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Beautiful. I love Gerard Manley Hopkins and the poems of a bazillion other poets.
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Thanks for reading, Luanne…I’m glad you enjoyed it. I love her poem because it’s so simple and …yet, she’s a Nobel Prize Laureate.
Gerald Manley Hopkins’ “Nothing is so beautiful as spring”
Good poem to be reading these days. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
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Carol – A fitting review for such exquisite words. She seems both playful and serious within the same body of work.
I’m currently in love with the work of Henry Real Bird and my favorite piece thus far is ‘Among Shootin’ Stars.’
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
One of the things I like about blogging is discovering new voices. You got me curious and so I googled Henry Real Bird. I didn’t find Among Shooting Stars but I found this:
Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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Carol – I read your reply last night but was on my iPad and for whatever reason it didn’t want me to communicate with you. I found new work (or at least new work to me) that I’d never heard by Henry Real Bird. I also checked the other videos in the group and each one brought back special memories of spending time with my Dad, my own personnel John Wayne. Thanks for sharing this.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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My favourite poet who turned song writer so he could make a living at doing what he loved best. Leonard Cohen (Like a Bird On a Wire)
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Mozart of poetry…what a beautiful sentiment. Thank you for the introduction to Ms. Szymborska. I can’t wait to read her prose.
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You’re welcome. Thanks for reading. 😉
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I think you did a wonderful job of honoring Wislawa, sharing her words, and telling us about her and her work Carol.
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Thank you, Diahann. I appreciate your reading. 🙂
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To be honest, I haven’t cracked open my poetry books in years, however my favorite was Shakespeare. Some of the dialogue in his scenes were poetry. I would quote one of my favorites, but I’m afraid I would butcher it since it’s been so long. 🙂
Thanks for sharing that it’s National Poetry Month. I might just subject my blog followers to poetry from my high school days. Mawhahah! LOL!
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Thanks for reading and commenting. 🙂
Look forward to reading your poetry. That would make an interesting book: an anthology of high school poetry.
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Carol, this is just lovely. What a beautiful woman you are. Your heart is so open and your spirit is so bright. Thank you for being in my life!!! Love, Amy
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You are too kind. 🙂 But thank you and thank you for reading. 🙂
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(((HUGS))) Carol!
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I think this really was a great post, for its easily understandable and relatable poetry! I loved it, Carol! The way you called it Heavy Metal Rock Poetry, that really grabbed my attention, too. The choices are similar in some ways to mine. I prefer to like individuals, but I do wish to love mankind, too. I also feel that Dickens is more easier understood and makes more sense for my background to relate to. I enjoyed Jane Austen and also, John Steinbeck more than Dostoyevsky!
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Thanks for reading…You brought up some interesting points. It wasn’t me who called it metal rock, but like you it also grabbed my attention. I really liked listening to her poetry being read in Polish on the video along with a panorama of her photos. The video wasn’t very good but it still gave an idea of who she was.
Even though I don’t understand Polish I still felt its warmth. 🙂
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I haven’t, until now, seen Szyborska’s poetry, so thanks. I am a poetry addict, but have dry spells when I simply forget to go to the shelves. Many, many poets move me, but Miroslav Holub and Brian Patten are among my favourites.
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I will look them up. Thanks for visiting and hope you’re garden is growing well. 🙂
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Leonard Cohen is one of my favourite poets and song writers. I also like some of the older ones that we had to memorize at school. Scott De LaMare, Robert Frost, and others. Hope you are having a great week. Hugs, dear friend.
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