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Anthony Cuda on Zbigniew Herbert

by Bud Parr

“When asked in 1968 how he could write about chairs and trees in so terrible an age, Herbert responded, “And what if the trees are unhappy?” In their stubbornness and vulnerability, Herbert’s objects — lamps, pens, trees, clouds — aim to awaken us to the myriad betrayals of the everyday and inconsequential.” (Washington Post via Cruelest Month)

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