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Miłosz, war and civilian poetryThe article addresses the reaction of the Polish population during Second World War towards the military resistance to the occupier. The author offers a case study of the life choices of Czesław Miłosz, the poet. Considering them hopeless and counterproductive, Miłosz decided not to participate in military actions. He had no confidence in the Polish government in exile and its military decisions. Instead, the poet concentrated on writing and publishing; he also criticized what he viewed as unjustified sacrifice of life in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. His attitude was criticized then, and today continues to be a source of attacks against the poet. The article analyses the logic of national solidarity in the times of foreign occupation and the arguments of the poet's critics. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that Miłosz's stand was beneficial not only for himself but also for the community as a whole.

Miłosz, war and civilian poetryThe article addresses the reaction of the Polish population during Second World War towards the military resistance to the occupier. The author offers a case study of the life choices of Czesław Miłosz, the poet. Considering them hopeless and counterproductive, Miłosz decided not to participate in military actions. He had no confidence in the Polish government in exile and its military decisions. Instead, the poet concentrated on writing and publishing; he also criticized what he viewed as unjustified sacrifice of life in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. His attitude was criticized then, and today continues to be a source of attacks against the poet. The article analyses the logic of national solidarity in the times of foreign occupation and the arguments of the poet's critics. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that Miłosz's stand was beneficial not only for himself but also for the community as a whole.

BELARUSIAN PROTEST POETRY: SYMBOLS, EMOTIONS AND CONTEXT
The article discusses protest poetry written by Belarusians poets after the rigged elections on August 9, 2020 and during the so-called "Belarusian revolution". Using the example of three poems in Russian, Belarusian and Polish, the paper tries to deconstruct the meaning of symbols actively used in protest poetry and also sketches the context in which these symbols exist. Poetry in the article is also considered as a way of expressing emotions at various structural levels.

The present essay deals with the subject of ecological reflection undertaken by 20th-century Polish poets: Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Czesław Miłosz, Tadeusz Różewicz and Zbigniew Herbert. The key to reading and interpreting their poems is adopted from Jason Hickel's book "Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World". In the conclusion, a community of thought is discovered in regard to the ecological meltdown that today's world is experiencing.