Five centuries of Polish poetry are represented by 50 poems of more than 30 of Poland's finest poets, including Novel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska as well as Adam Mickiewicz, Zygmunt Krazinski, and Boleslaw Lesmian, appear in this bilingual compilation.

Also included are works of: Jan Kochanowski, Leopold Staff, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Julian Tuwim, Antoni Slonimski, and Halina Poswiatowska. The Polish text is side by side with its English translation.