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Wislawa Szymborska

Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.

Wislawa Szymborska

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Wislawa Szymborska values being alone because it helps her find creative ideas, but she believes being completely cut off from others is harmful for her poetry. She makes a clear distinction that her poems are inspired by thoughtful solitude, not by feeling isolated or disconnected.

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