"Surrounded by atrocity, she shapes her syllogistic vision into a remarkable poem of discovery. She responds to atrocity with her own unique vision and authentic voice."

Adam Zagajewski’s intriguing poem “To Go to Lvov” is a “return poem,” which captures the consequences of war without ever mentioning the word. As we enter into it, let’s remember the two most famous return poems, also the two oldest—Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s The Aeneid.
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Contributor Update, Spring 2025