%0 Journal Article
%T Radiance and Wonder: Reflections on Adam Zagajewski
%A Lear, Gabriel R.
%J Konteksty Kultury
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/23531991KK.23.004.17907
%N Volume 20 Issue 1
%P 16-25
%K philosophical wonder, Plato, poetic experience, dialogue
%@ 2083-7658
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/konteksty-kultury/article/radiance-and-wonder-reflections-on-adam-zagajewski
%X In his poems and essays, Adam Zagajewski often described the work of poetry as discovering and giving expression to the “radiance” of the world. I argue that Zagajewski’s conception of poetry has much in common with Plato’s idea that philosophy begins in wondering. I further argue that in both cases, our confidence in the veridicality of wonder depends on our ability to share in wondering with another person, and I suggest that we can see this dynamic in several of Zagajewski’s poems about listening to music.