Poetry. Translation. Selected by Marcin Baran. Various translators. Since the lyric beginnings of Polish poetry, writers have been burdened with duties typically delegated to politicians, soldiers, priests or journalists. The political, social and cultural changes of the last decade have allowed Polish poets to cast off these burdens, and focus instead on individual expression and varied aesthetic movements. CARNIVOROUS BOY CARNIVOROUS BIRD focuses on the core group of this movement-poets born between 1958-1969. All twenty-four of the selected poets are distinguished by their individual imaginations and sensitivities.