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Like my patients, he was on life support—but from my body rather than machines.

Skip to main content Currently Reading Book World: Words of wisdom or wishful thinking? The problem with new books that aim to heal us. Mark Athitakis, The Washington Post April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Edited by James Crews - - - - - - The Polish poet Adam Zagajewski, who died March 21, wasnt a household name. But theres a decent chance you know one of his poems. And if you lived through 2020, you have a bone-deep understanding of the mood it evoked. In "Try to Praise the Mutilated World...

Last modified on Sun 4 Apr 2021 13.07 EDT The poet Adam Zagajewski, who has died aged 75, was one of the leading voices of Poland’s Nowa Fala (new wave), also known as the Generation of ’68 – a loose group of poets who opposed the corruption of language imposed by communism and promoted the simplicity and honesty of their native tongue. Like many of his generation, informed by the horrors of the second world war, Zagajewski became focused on poetry’s ethical obligations in understandin...