Wisława Szymborska's Unseen Collages and Poems on Display in Genoa

In Genoa, Italy, a fresh exhibition unveils lesser-known elements of Wisława Szymborska, the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet (1923–2012). It includes 85 original collages, reproductions of her notebook pages, and ten poems rediscovered from the 1950s and 1960s. The collages, influenced by artists such as Braque, Picasso, Dadaism, Max Ernst, and Man Ray, were crafted as handmade cards for her friends. Szymborska's poetry first appeared in Italy in 1961 through Silva, with her official debut occurring in 1993 via Scheiwiller, thanks to Alina Kalczyńska's efforts. The exhibition emphasizes her "poetry of resistance" and critiques humanity's egocentric perspective, although the lack of a catalog is considered a lost opportunity.