Kazimierz Burnat explores the intimate nooks of his childhood and youth in the finest Rilkean tradition. The result is a collection of poems—romantic and filial in nature—rich in metaphors, analogies, and an intensely sensory imagery. Throughout his work, there is a distinct tendency to endow his subjects with qualities that transcend the ordinary. Furthermore, the enjambment of his lines imbues the poems with additional layers of meaning—nuances that will not go unnoticed by the attentive reader.

A Game of Chess

Inscribed in the chessboard of nights and days you think –

I am a bishop a rook protecting the king with castling maybe a knight at least

time plays out your game less and less pawns playing less and less room for a move

yet you still move forward maybe one day you will reach for the queen’s mace

you just have to be faster than the inevitable checkmate

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