Hałyna Kruk
Wakacje nad Letą
A selection of poems translated by Bohdan Zadura. This is the first volume of Halyna Kruk’s poems published in Poland. “Wakacje nad Letą” is metaphysical poetry in which the poet comes to terms with mortal life. Human nature tends to assign permanent identity to things and people, while in reality everything goes through constant changes. The poet claims that only by breaking with what we know and are used to can we remain authentic. Regardless of everything, the end that mercilessly breaks what is seemingly unbreakable still comes and this is why “life is really what / we’ve lost”.
