Tag Archive | polish
A Book for Why People Do Evil
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
The current wave of antisemitism in the United States, the destroyed cemeteries, the threats, has made me think more about why it is that people do horrible things. This isn’t a new train of thought for me. Sometime between working with libraries and finding a position in the publishing industry,…
Poetry Sunday: Anna Swir’s ‘The Same Inside’
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
https://youtu.be/sDeAqN8EX2U Sometimes we find kinship in unexpected places. Poet Anna Swir’s poem “The Same Inside” captures the meeting of twin souls perfectly. Anna Swir (or Anna Świrszczyńska)(1909-1984) was a Polish poet who wrote about WWII, love, and the experience of women in post-war Europe. When Nazis occupied Poland, she joined the…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 