Wołanie do Yeti

poetry by Szymborska

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Wołanie do Yeti (Calling Out to Yeti) is a poetry collection by Polish Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska, published in 1957. This volume marked a significant shift in her poetic style, moving away from the officially approved Socialist Realism of her earlier work towards a more personal and critical voice. The collection expressed her dissatisfaction with communism, particularly Stalinism. Poems in Wołanie do Yeti are characterized by precise language and ironic detachment, setting the stage for her later acclaimed works.1

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Her third volume, Wołanie do Yeti (1957; “Calling Out to Yeti”), marked a clear shift to a more personal style of poetry and expressed her dissatisfaction with communism (Stalinism in particular). Subsequent volumes, such as Sól (1962; “Salt”), Sto pociech (1967; “No End of Fun”), and Wszelki wypadek…
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Her third volume, Wołanie do Yeti (1957; “Calling Out to Yeti”), marked a clear shift to a more personal style of poetry and expressed her dissatisfaction with communism (Stalinism in particular). Subsequent volumes, such as Sól (1962; “Salt”), Sto pociech (1967; “No End of Fun”), and Wszelki wypadek…
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