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Tag: Ukraine

Shadow

I have never been particularly fussy—a glass of tap water and a piece
of contemporary drama would be enough to nourish the body and soul
of my own creation. So, spoiled by all the words I read by the dim light
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 12/12/202212/12/2022 1 Minute

If only Kiton and Brioni made straitjackets

Scribblers sometimes mistake ink for blood, or maybe the other way around.
When it happens, shattered glass slashes through pages that, all of a sudden,
lack subtle onomatopoeias, even though they were never short of promising
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 28/11/2022 1 Minute

Nothing new in the north

Awoken by a heavy rumble on the windowsill, I embraced autumn’s moody morning
with columns on yet another new prime minister, soaring electricity bills, and the war
in Ukraine—the usual, I guess. Then, after this exercise in my meticulously implanted
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 26/10/2022 1 Minute

Only the fear and tears

I didn’t sleep well last night.
Already disheartened, I spent the usual
eight hours in front of the computer. ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 04/03/2022 1 Minute

All it takes

It takes a comedian to stand firm on a besieged stage
where every day is a deadly rehearsal for a tragedy
written and directed by an amateur historian. It takes ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 02/03/2022 1 Minute

He is playing the cursed card!

And suddenly, it went quiet for a moment
of disbelief. He is playing the cursed card,
only it has long ceased to be just another ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 28/02/2022 1 Minute

Putin, go fuck yourself

It would seem that everything was going according to plan.
The weather was good, the protesters came in decent numbers,
there were flags, banners full of angry slogans, candles. ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 27/02/2022 1 Minute

Kyiv, not Kiev

My word processor struggles with the name Kyiv.
For some baffling reason, it suggests that I mean Vicky.
At least it does not mind a psychopath, a thug, terror, war, ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 26/02/2022 1 Minute

No time for regrets

A bully gets bolder over time,
taking advantage of the passivity of decent people.
So now, as we wring our hands over Kiev, ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 25/02/2022 1 Minute

Why die for Kiev?

Do you remember these words?
To fight alongside our Polish friends
for the common defence ...
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Maciej Modzelewski English poetry, poetry Leave a comment 24/02/2022 1 Minute

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