Jana Polkowskiego wiersze-rozmowy z Herbertem i Różewiczem
Jan Polkowski's Poetic Conversations With Herbert and Różewicz

Summary/Abstract: Jan Polkowski's poetry is linked to Herbert's through the programme of ethical poetry, which is common to both poets, as well as their characteristic passion for admitting fundamental values and faith in the salvational power of culture. However, an interesting intertextual game, initiated by the younger writer in his poem Przesłanie pana X [The Envoy of Mr X], brings a more nuanced perspective to this simplified image. From the beginning of Przesłanie pana X, it is clear that hope, which Polkowski does not actually reject, seems to be much more problematic in his text than the vision of living in the myths of culture, which emerges from Herbert's work. The image of Polkowski and Różewicz's clear antagonism must also be verified. As the author of Rozmowy z Różewiczem [Conversations with Różewicz], Polkowski allows his older colleagues to drag him into a conversation about poetry and its tasks, outlining not only certain divergences, but also looking for what is close to his heart in Różewicz’s work.

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