Anna Swir (Świrszczyńska) (1909–1984) was born in Warsaw. A member of the Polish Resistance, she served as a military nurse during the Warsaw Uprising; at one point she came within an hour of being executed before she was spared. The author of six poetry collections, Swir often described the suffering witnessed during wartime. Talking to My Body (Copper Canyon Press, 1996) deals frankly with sensuality and the female body.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- Priceless Gifts, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2015–2016
- The Same Inside, poetry, in Poems of the Week: 2008–2009