Zabawy literackie Stanisława Barańczaka

The writer calls translated and original works by Barańczak written between the years 1991-1998 and representing the so called “facetions poetry”- “literary games”. They are bestiaries, humorous epitaphs, limericks etc. (e.g. Zwierzęca zajadłość, Fioletowa krowa). Volume Bóg, Trąba i Ojczyzna consists of a collection of parodies. Biografioły is the poetry of absurd (i.e. clerihew). Volume called Geografioły has strictly satirical character. In the volume Pegaz zdębiał we meet 9 genres in a convention of pure nonsense. In Barańczak’s “literary games” different means of ridiculousness can be found.