Czeslaw Milosz was born in Lithuania in 1911. Over the course of his long and prolific career he published works in many genres, including criticism (The Captive Mind), fiction (The Issa Valley), memoir (Native Realm), and poetry (New and Collected Poems, 1931-2001). He was a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. He died in 2004.
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The Emperor Constantine
September 23, 2004
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An Honest Description of Myself with a Glass of Whiskey at An Airport, Let Us Say, in Minneapolis
December 20, 2001
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Forget
December 20, 2001
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From Milosz’s ABC’s
November 2, 2000
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Discreet Charm of Nihilism
November 19, 1998
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Subjects to Let
May 15, 1997
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Standing with Soyinka
April 24, 1997
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Themes
February 6, 1997
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On Szymborska
November 14, 1996
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Another Version of ‘Laments’
April 4, 1996
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Bringing a Great Poet Back to Life
February 15, 1996
Laments by Jan Kochanowski, translated by Stanislaw Baranczak, by Seamus Heaney
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Enigma
June 22, 1995
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Adders and Other Reptiles
May 11, 1995
Reptile Journalism: The Official Polish-Language Press under the Nazis, 19391945 by Lucjan Dobroszycki, translated by Barbara Harshav
‘Jews in the Polish Underground Press, 19391945’ in Poland by Lucjan Dobroszycki
Biedni Polacy Patrza Na Getto by Jan Blonski
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To Mrs. Professor in Defense of My Cat’s Honor and Not Only
March 23, 1995
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The State of Nature: Notes from a Diary
August 11, 1994
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Swing Shift in the Baltics
November 4, 1993
The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence by Anatol Lieven
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An Open Letter to Fidel Castro
February 2, 1989
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A Poet’s Reply
July 21, 1988
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Father Ch., Many Years Later
March 27, 1986
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An Interview with Czeslaw Milosz
February 27, 1986
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Three Poems by Adam Zagajewski
October 24, 1985
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Preparation
September 26, 1985
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An Open Letter to General Jaruzelski
June 27, 1985
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An Appeal for Solidarity with Polish Writers
October 27, 1983
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Report from a Besieged City
August 18, 1983
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Three Poems by Czeslaw Milosz
April 28, 1983
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Ruins and Poetry
March 17, 1983
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Help Save “Que Me”
May 13, 1982
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The Polish Crisis: Three Statements
January 21, 1982
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The Nobel Lecture, 1980
March 5, 1981
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Campo di Fiori
October 23, 1980
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A Struggle Against Suffocation
August 14, 1980
A Part of Speech by Joseph Brodsky
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The Polish Resistance
January 20, 1977
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Poet Power
November 7, 1968
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Poet Power
August 22, 1968