波兰当地时间2004年8月14日中午,1980年诺贝尔文学奖得主、波兰诗人切斯瓦夫·米沃什在其位于克拉科夫的家中去世,享年93岁。米沃什的诗歌题材广泛,他把传统的波兰诗歌和西方现代诗歌结合在一起,感情沉郁,富于哲理,形成了一种坚实硬朗的诗风。他被普遍认为是20世纪后期的重要诗人,并且对中国当代诗人有较大的影响。本刊特刊发厄普代克论米沃什的文章,以示对这位逝去诗人的纪念。 Poland Local time At noon on August 14, 2004, the 1980 Polish Nobel Prize laureate, the poet Chessev Milos died at her home in Krakow at the age of 93. Milosh’s poetry topics are extensive, he combines the traditional Polish poetry and Western modern poetry together, feeling depressed, full of philosophy, forming a solid tough style. He is widely regarded as an important poet in the late twentieth century and has a greater impact on contemporary Chinese poets. This issue specializes Updike on Milos’s article to show the memory of the dead poet.