Anna Swir, poet
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Anna Swir

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About Anna Swir

1909 - 1984/PolishAnna Swir (Świrszczyńska) was born in Warsaw, Poland, to an artistic though impoverished family. She worked from an early age, supporting herself while she attended university to study medieval Polish literature. In the 1930s she worked for a teachers’ as

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Look in the mirror. Let us both look.Here is my naked body.
— Anna Swir
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She was an evil stepmother.In her old age she is slowly dying
— Anna Swir
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Poetry & Stories

  1. The Sea And The Man

    You will not tame this seaeither by humility or rapture.

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  2. Large Intestine

    Look in the mirror. Let us both look.Here is my naked body.

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  3. Virginity

    One must be brave to live througha day. What remains

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  4. She Does Not Remember

    She was an evil stepmother.In her old age she is slowly dying

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  5. I’ll Open the Window

    Our embrace lasted too long.We loved right down to the bone.

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