Szymborska's ‘erotic’ poetry to be published?
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
14.03.2012 12:21
The secretary of the late Nobel Prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska hopes to publish previously unknown erotic verses by the scribe.
Wisława Szymborska (1923 - 2012)fot. Wojciech Dorosz
“This is the mythical volume from 1949 that was stopped by the censors,” Michal Rusinek revealed in an interview on the TOK FM commercial radio station.
“Later on, she never admitted to its existence,” the secretary added, although he believes that the verses should now be published.
Wislawa Szymborska died in her home city of Krakow on 1 February. In her will, she stipulated that her entire archives may be used at the discretion of a foundation that it is to be created in her name.
Michal Rusinek is a trustee of that foundation, and besides plans for further books, he hopes that Szymborska's archives will be accommodated in a prospective museum of literature that Krakow city authorities are planning.
In yesterday's interview he argued that it would not be appropriate to transform Szymborska's flat into a separate museum.
However, he is backing the idea of creating a room in Krakow's prospective museum of literature, complete with furnishings and books from the poet's apartment.
He affirmed that he does not want to split up the collection.
Rusinek has already entered into talks with the Ministry of Culture and Krakow's City Hall about the museum. (nh/pg)