Published: 2018-12-301

Erwin Kruk’s Poetic Senilia

Sławomir Sobieraj

Abstract

This article presents interpretations of Erwin Kruk’s late poems included into his last two volumes
of poetry: Znikanie [Vanishing] and Nieobecność [Absense]. In the course of analysis, the main themes
of the senile poetry are considered: memory, evanescence and death. The puer senex theme in relation
to the lyrical ego also receives the author’s attention as well as the regional context of Kruk’s poetry,
i.e. its connections with the history of Masuria. However, the author notices the universality of these
poems, as they convey a message which goes far beyond the limitations of regionalism.

Keywords:

Erwin Kruk, senility poetry, Masuria, memory, evanescence

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Sobieraj, S. (2018). Erwin Kruk’s Poetic Senilia. Prace Literaturoznawcze, (6). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pl/article/view/2678

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