Reconstruction of the Poet

<p><strong>From one of Poland's most acclaimed poets comes a new collection of poems and plays spanning almost five decades and translated for the first time.</strong></p><p>Encapsulating the prolific work of the poet and playwright Zbigniew Herbert <em>Reconstruction of the Poet</em> is both a celebration of a profound life of letters and a wide-ranging collection of never-before-published work that casts new light on a much-loved poet. Spanning from 1950 to 1998 this volume of work contains three plays--<em>The Philosophers' Cave The Other Room</em> and <em>Reconstruction of the Poet</em>--and over fifty poems. This collection takes readers through the mind of a man attempting to look at the ruins of a postwar world while seeking living sources of European culture with poems commemorating contemporaries fallen in wartime elevating erotic experience and friendship and exploring political and metaphysical passions.</p><p>A rich expansion of previously published works by Herbert <em>Reconstruction of the Poet</em> is both an introduction for readers who might still be unfamiliar with this important poet's work and a fresh invitation for reflection for his longtime readers. </p><br/>