How I love this poem, “Theatre Impressions, by Wisława Szymborska! For me the tragedy’s most important act is the sixth:the raising of the dead from the stage’s battlegroundsthe straightening of wigs and fancy gownsremoving knives from stricken breasts,taking nooses from lifeless necks,lining up among the livingto face the audience. The bows, both solo and ensemble –the pale hand on the …
