Z powrotem do (źródła) rzeczy. O książce Edyty Sołtys-Lewandowskiej O „ocalającej nieporządek rzeczy” polskiej poezji metafizycznej i religijnej drugiej połowy XX wieku i początków XXI wieku

Abstract

The review discusses the book by Edyta Soltys-Lewandowska “O ’ocalającej nieporządek rzeczy’ polskiej poezji metafizycznej i religijnej drugiej polowy XX wieku i początkow XXI wieku”, which is aimed at describing contemporary Polish poetry in terms of its religious/metaphysical quests. Soltys-Lewandowska distinguishes the two types of poetry, namely, the religious and the metaphysical one. The first is referred to the poems which depict a personal relationship with God, the second implies a premonition of an outer reality which transcends the limits of human cognition. Soltys-Lewandowska interprets a variety of poems. She analyzes – what she calls – the ”sacralization” and the ”desacralization” effects, describes figures of God (especially the figure of Father and of Lord) and argues that contemporary Polish poetry may be interpreted as an expression of a “return of religion”. The reviewer appreciates the original idea of the book but criticizes too broad scope of the project which results in very general conclusions. He also disagrees with some typological concepts, which don’t seem to be really consistent and helpful.