Abstract
Urania Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (bio) Urania, pine, sister, thus I nameyou, since your finger-trunk points up above;the wind that strains at your black mane grows calmbeneath. I summon you as, in their grove, druids once did in crowns of mistletoe,that at my house’s threshold you endure,watch over flower, fruit and bee below,and hearts that secretly extinguish here. Urania, Muse of the final day,goddess of endings and endurance, bless!Idol of ruins and all evils, stayin vigil over house and nothingness. O wild one, take me in your tangled mane,tear off my hands, which will no longer twine;inter me, save me and grant me your crown,make me Urania, nothingness and pine. [End Page 57] Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894–1979), born in Ukraine, was associated with the Polish Skamander group along with Julian Tuwim, Antoni Słonimski, and Kazimierz Wierzyński. His work ranges from short stories, plays, and translations to studies on music. He remained in Warsaw during World War II and his house was a meeting place for underground cultural activities. After the war he was active in the cultural life of communist Poland and was a member of the Sejm of the Polish People’s Republic (PRL). Copyright © 2019 Middlebury College Publications
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