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The poem tells of a dog who leaves his kennel to escape being beaten there, but still yearns for the kennel once he finds a better life elsewhere. He then hears tell of a 'solidarity movement' back home among the dogs still living in kennels which has led to a vote for freedom. He would like to take part in the voting and is confused by a local bulldog's insistence that he not take part. Finally, he dies on the border of the two countries. The author's note explains that the poem refers to the post-Solidarity movement elections in Poland in 1989.
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English translation of the title: A Dog's Life
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English translation of first line: There once was a dog, who was beaten in its own kennel,
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Author's note: Wiersz powyższy jest odpowiedzią na niezwykłe wezwanie Rady Naczelnej Polskich Organizacji w Australii do bojkotowania pierwszych wolnych (prawie) wyborów w Polsce w 1989 roku. [The poem above is a response to the unusual call of the Chief Council of Polish Organizations in Australia to boycott the first (almost) free elections in Poland in 1989.]
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Editor's note: 'Kurier Zachodni', Perth, June 1989.
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The poem includes an illustration of a dog, hanged next to a border guard's booth (p. 28).
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cPoland,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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