Między znakami: słowo i obraz w poezji Joanny Pollakówny

Reflections on the essence of the language of art play a significant role in Pollakówna’s poetry. She is intrigued by the relations between a sign and a designation, in particular a thought being followed by a word. In her consciousness a word carries a meaning which has been attributed to it by the Bible – it is identical with calling into being, yet the result is unpredictable. Pollakówna signals not only problems connected with the code itself, but also with a complicated process of creation. For Pollakówna art is an astounding record of the moment, of images, sensations and thoughts that are more readable than uncertain fate of the world. A poet and a painter share not only joy and torment of creating, but also faith in the sense of art – saving them from the hands of time