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A poem about the poet's return to Poland after twenty years as a migrant in Australia and her sense of alienation from the materialism of the new post- communist Poland. The poem is presented as composed on her return flight to Australia.
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English translation of the title: A Poet's Declaration on Leaving her Homeland at a Certain Moment and in the Context of a Certain Reality
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English translation of first line: Farewell my land, farewell again
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A poem in 8 parts, numbered in Roman numerals.
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Author's note: 11. 01. 91., Lot 281 [Flight 281]
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cPoland,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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