This collection contains the last 4 poetry collections from Szymborska. If you thought you would never pick up a translated poetry collection by a Polish Nobel Laureate, do it anyway. These poems are the most accessible, and yet profound you will ever read. There is deep sense of humanity behind every poem, her wonderment about the world and about existence is a wake-up call for the reader, so you will probably spend more time reading this little book than you thought you would. Her writing is witty and instantly understandable. Pick it up for yourself, and buy an extra copy for someone you love and respect. I have read the Norwegian verision, an excellent translation job I don't know Polish, but I get a great sense of the flow of the language anyway. ( )