Born in Lithuania in 1911, he is today a hero and symbol of intellectual freedom in Poland, where he lived much of his early life.
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Milosz is simply one of the world's greatest living poets. Fusing his personal passions and disillusionments with a tangible concern for the common good, Milosz creates a poetic vision grounded in harsh realism yet tempered by divinely inspired hope. He grapples with individual and historical elements while trying to understand human nature in its fullness. I wouldn't know how to speak of poetry in general. The circumstances of his own life have provided Milosz with rich fodder for contemplation.