Asymmetry: Poems

Adam Zagajewski is a modern master of the poetic form. In Asymmetry, he revisits the themes that have long concerned him: the enduring imprint of history, the beauty of nature, the place of the exile. Though as sanguine as ever, Zagajewski often turns to elegy in this powerful collection, remembering loved ones he's lost: a hairdresser, the philosopher Krzysztof Michalski, and, most poignantly, his parents. A moving reflection on family, the sublimity of everyday life and happiness, and death, Asymmetry is a magnificent distillation of an astounding poetic voice.