Brueghel’s Two Monkeys This is what I see in my dreams about final exams:two monkeys, chained to the floor, sit on the windowsill,the sky behind them flutters,the sea is taking its bath. The exam is History of Mankind.I stammer and… more ›

Brueghel’s Two Monkeys This is what I see in my dreams about final exams:two monkeys, chained to the floor, sit on the windowsill,the sky behind them flutters,the sea is taking its bath. The exam is History of Mankind.I stammer and… more ›

In 1981, two translations of this Szymborska poem were published. Which do you prefer? Two Monkeys by Brueghel I keep dreaming of my graduation exam:in a window sit two chained monkeys,beyond the window floats the sky,and the sea splashes. I… more ›

In 1981, two translations of this Szymborska poem were published. Which do you prefer? Two Monkeys by Brueghel I keep dreaming of my graduation exam:in a window sit two chained monkeys,beyond the window floats the sky,and the sea splashes. I… more ›

The Two Apes of Brueghel This is how I dream my final examination:two apes chained together are sitting at a window,outside the window the sky is flyingand the sea is taking a bath. I’’m passing an exam on the history… more ›

The Two Apes of Brueghel This is how I dream my final examination:two apes chained together are sitting at a window,outside the window the sky is flyingand the sea is taking a bath. I’’m passing an exam on the history… more ›

Pieter Brueghel, Two Monkeys in Chain, 1562, oil on wood, 20 X 23 cm Dwie małpy Bruegla Tak wygląda mój wielki maturalny sen:siedzą w oknie dwie małpy przykute łańcuchem,za oknem fruwa nieboi kąpie się morze. Zdaję z historii ludzi.Jąkam się… more ›

Pieter Brueghel, Two Monkeys in Chain, 1562, oil on wood, 20 X 23 cm Dwie małpy Bruegla Tak wygląda mój wielki maturalny sen:siedzą w oknie dwie małpy przykute łańcuchem,za oknem fruwa nieboi kąpie się morze. Zdaję z historii ludzi.Jąkam się… more ›

I: Hints need the widest sphere in which to swing ……J: …… where mortals go to and fro only slowly. In this space between these two absences–the arrival and the departure–I wait for some signal. A gesture. A genuflect. A… more ›

I: Hints need the widest sphere in which to swing ……J: …… where mortals go to and fro only slowly. In this space between these two absences–the arrival and the departure–I wait for some signal. A gesture. A genuflect. A… more ›