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Wisława Szymborska was born on 2 July 1923 in Prowent, the second daughter [8] of Wincenty Szymborski and Anna (née Rottermund) Szymborska. Her father was, at that time, the steward of Count Władysław Zamoyski , a Polish patriot and charitable patron .
The 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Polish poet Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality." [1] [2] Szymborska is the 9th female recipient and the 5th Nobel laureate from Poland after Czesław Miłosz in ...
In this way, Szymborska breaks with a traditional mental model according to which ignorance of death is a paradisiacal state. [22] According to Renate Ingbrant, Szymborska often uses an unusual point of view such as the one in the poem, through which the reader not only observes the cat, but is drawn into its feline nature in order to gain new ...
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code, being released on Feb. 4 "My parents and early friends put me in a position to have a ...
It’s been one year since three of Jordan Willis’ friends, Clayton McGeeney, David Harrington and Ricky Johnson, were found dead outside Willis’ rental home in Kansas City, Mo.
Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImageSince their debut in the early ’80s, Cabbage Patch Kids have captured the hearts of millions of children and collectors across the globe. Thanks to their creative ...