"Our memory is childish and it saves only what we need."
— Czesław Miłosz

January 1, 1970

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Nobel laureates in LiteratureEssayists from the United StatesPoets from the United StatesAntinatalistsDiplomats of Poland
Original Language: English

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"Yellow Bicycle," trans. Czesław Miłosz and Robert Hass

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"Yellow Bicycle," trans. Czesław Miłosz and Robert Hass