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oldworldÑnewworld
TranslatedintoPolish
Iwonderwhatmyparents
wouldsayknowing
mypoemsandshortstories
arebeingtranslated
andpublishedinPoland–
backtothelanguage
Igrewupwith
beforeIlearnedtospeak
andwriteinEnglish.
ThoughI’velived
inAustraliaforfifty-fiveyears
Isometimesstillfeel
outofplace–having
becomethetraveller
whodoesn’twanttoreturn
afterhemakesatriptoEurope.
Lookingatthetranslatedworks
it’simpossible
nottoseetheirony–
knowingthatPolish
isthelanguageI’mquicklyforgetting
sincebothparentshavedied,
findingmyself
moreandmoreofastranger
toPolishnounsandverbs
everytimeIhave
tousethemcorrectly.
Onepartofmesays
it’sterrific
aboutthetranslatedworks.
