Marian Hemar ŚCIANA PŁACZU autograph, first edition

HEMAR Marian: ŚCIANA PŁACZU by B. K. Press, London 1968, pp. 39[1] 19.5x13.5cm

I wrote the poems contained in this volume under the impression of one hundred hours of the Israeli-Arab war.
I spoke them to my country, through Radio Free Europe, and some of them I announced in print in the Polish émigré press.
From themany letters that have reached me from all parts of the world, from the numerous reprints and translations into other languages, especially into Jewish and Hebrew, I know and am glad that my poems have not gone unnoticed." (June-July 1967)

Marian Hemar, or Jan Marian Hescheles, a.k.a. "Jan Marian", "Marian Wallenrod", "Harryman" and others (born April 6, 1901 in Lviv, died February 11, 1972 in Dorking) - Polish poet, satirist, comedy writer, playwright, translator of poetry, songwriter.

Marian Hemar was the author of the lyrics of more than two thousand songs, including such hits as When White Lilacs Bloom Again, Czy pani Marta jest grzechu warta, Ten wąsik, Nikt, tylko ty, Maybe Some Other Time, Upić się warto, Jest jedna, jedyna.