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I have always liked those two poems you mention, and as a native Polish speaker, I think the translations are excellent. Here is my favourite poem by Szymborska, which, I have to say, has a particularly pleasing rhythm in Polish which means it doesn't quite sound as beautiful in English, despite masterful translation: http://mrhoyesibwebsite.com/Poetry%20Texts/Szymborska/Critical%20Articles/Nothing%20Twice.htm
I have always liked those two poems you mention, and as a native Polish speaker, I think the translations are excellent. Here is my favourite poem by Szymborska, which, I have to say, has a particularly pleasing rhythm in Polish which means it doesn't quite sound as beautiful in English, despite masterful translation: http://mrhoyesibwebsite.com/Poetry%20Texts/Szymborska/Critical%20Articles/Nothing%20Twice.htm