“The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation
That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets,
And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas.”

— Czeslaw Milosz

"The Fall" (1975), trans. Czesław Miłosz and Lillian Vallee
Hymn of the Pearl (1981)

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Polish, poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator 1911–2004

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