Zbigniew Herbert with Bożena Shallcross - Encounters with Polish Literature - S4E5

In honor of the centennial of the birth of poet and essayist, Zbigniew Herbert, the Polish Sejm (parliament) has proclaimed 2024 the Year of Zbigniew Herbert.
Herbert for the most part sat out the era of socialist realism in Poland. He is best known for his works that reflect on the politics of the twentieth century from a historical, aesthetic, or philosophical distance. In this episode, we discuss these aspects of Herbert’s life and work and attempt to illuminate the poet’s particular posture of epiphany in spite of the horrors of history.
Learn more about this episode, and see the biography of the guest on the Polish Cultural Institute New York's website: bit.ly/3UHLHl0
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Bartek Remisko, Executive Producer
David A. Goldfarb, Host & Producer
Natalia Iyudin, Producer