Reviews for Poet's Work

The average rating for Poet's Work based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-03-06 00:00:00 Ross Smith An observation into life, it's tragedies, it's beauty, it's boringness. These are outlined in Czeslaw Milosz's poetry work. A focus of tragedy, the ambitious society, the seek for money instead of basic life elements is seen among the beautifully composed phrases by Milosz. Nathan did a great job by citing the corresponding works of poetry to show another element of life to show the world about. I recommend this book to someone who knows about poetry and likes to discover new perspectives of the world through poetry. This quote summarises the theme of the book's insight into Milosz's work: "We leave the poem with a sense that pathos permeates all of our brief joys in the blind moments between the vast grindings of impersonal cause and effect."

Review # 2 was written on 2020-01-15 00:00:00 Sam Ghu I read this book as part of a reading/discussion with my dear brother. I was familiar with Milosz's poetry (the book had been gifted by my brother back in the 80s), but this study creates a detailed, biographical context for understanding his writing. It helps to be versed in the academic discourse surrounding notions of humanism, as well as to be tolerant of a search for truth that involves accepting contradictions between such things as rationalism and faith.