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Aqueduct

An evocative, inward-looking poem, by Eliza, exclusively for Different Truths.

The aqueduct between To Be and Not To Be
has no marked length.
What we leave at the end
depends on us,
but it may
belong to the world.

After coming off the aqueduct of life

  • it is worth living.

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Translated by Artur Komoter

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Eliza Segiet
A Jagiellonian University graduate with a Master’s Degree in Philosophy, Eliza Segiet completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Penal Fiscal and Economic Law, and Creative Writing at Jagiellonian University, as well as Film and Television Production in Łódź. Her published poetry collections include Love Affair with Oneself; (2103), Thought Mirages (2014), Clearances (2015), Cloudiness (2016) and Tandem (2017).

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