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This essay explores the relations between Julian Przybos and Tadeusz Rózewicz, two Polish poets who belonged to two different generations. When they first met after World War II, their generational experience could not have been more different. Przybos rejoiced at Poland's regained independence as a result of a military victory in which he had a personal stake (he had joined the ranks as a volunteer)...