Milosz

[ mee-losh; Polish mee-wawsh ]

noun

1. Czes·law [ches, -law, ches, -wahf], 1911–2004, U.S. poet and novelist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1980.

Miłosz

/ ˈmiwoʃ; ˈmiːlɒʃ /

noun

1. MiłoszCzeslaw19112004MUSLithuanianWRITING: poetWRITING: writer Czeslaw (ˈtʃɛslɔː; ˈtʃɛswaf). 1911–2004, US poet and writer, born in Lithuania, writing in Polish; author of The Captive Mind (1953). Nobel prize for literature 1980

Example Sentences

In an eloquent eulogy bookended by the poetry of Czeslaw Milosz and Langston Hughes, he exhorted Americans to “practice the politics of the preamble to the Constitution” as the “only way” to honor Lewis’ life.

From Los Angeles Times

Vardiashvili also has captured the winking, world-weary humor and magic-realist touches that mark a lot of literature from Europe’s war-torn corners, from Czeslaw Milosz’s poetry to novels like Téa Obreht’s “The Tiger’s Wife.”

From Los Angeles Times

But then, a few minutes later, with as much clarity: “There is this beautiful quote where Czeslaw Milosz says: ‘Before you print a poem, you should reflect on whether this verse could be of use to at least one person in the struggle with himself and the world.’

From Los Angeles Times

Milosz Krasinski was on a road trip through Europe this summer when he fell for this swindle: At a gas station, he found a makeshift gift shop selling vignettes at a reduced rate.

From Seattle Times

Here’s one entry in its entirety, in lines Rilke or Havel or Milosz would envy:

From New York Times