Jerozolima. Fragment większej całości: poezja Doroty Szatters wobec totalitaryzmów XX wieku

Abstract

In the article, the author interprets Dorota Szatters’ poems from her volume entitled Jerozolima. Fragment większej całości (Jerusalem. A Piece of a Larger Whole) (Katowice 2021). He focuses on the aspect of the artist’s attitude to the totalitarianisms of the 20th century. The researcher assumes that, despite the poignant and gloomy mood of Szatters’ poems, paradoxically, one can also find in them elements of the metaphysics of hope. The artist sees great socio-cultural opportunities in literature. Art has the power to liberate us from the pain of everyday life, even if it involves a constant struggle with the substance of words. In addition, the poet does not lose faith in people. Her texts are reassuring in the difficult times we are currently living in. One may venture saying that without Szatters’ lyrical voice it would be much more difficult for us to understand the paradoxes of the modern world. Her texts are beacons in the oceans of life