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A poem about being freed from the weight of European history (Swedes attacking Poland, Germans attacking England, England attacking the Falklands) as the poet walks through the Australian bush, where kangaroos 'speak with an Australian accent'.
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English translation of the title: My Forest a Few Years Later
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English translation of first line: I wander through the Kuitpo forest freed
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Author's note (footnote to the word 'Kuitpo' in the first line): jęz. tubylczy - nazwa lasu niedaleko Adelajdy [Aboriginal language - the name of a forest near Adelaide]
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cAustralia,c
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cPoland,cEastern Europe, Europe,
- Europe,
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