Wislawa Szymborska [1923-2012] Polish Rank: 101 Poet
Maria Wisława Anna Szymborska was a Polish poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Prowent, which has since become part of Kórnik, she later resided in Kraków until the end of her life. Poetry, Chance, Faith, Imagination, Knowledge, Respect, Sympathy, Wisdom, Work | |