“Boże… / czemu nas opuściłeś” [God, why have you forsaken us] – references to religion in Z ziemi do nieba [From Earth to Heaven], a poetry book by Władysław Graban

The paper discusses religious references in poems from Z ziemi do nieba, a poetry book published by Władysław Graban in 2015. These references appear at a number of language levels: lexis, orthography, phraseology (including paraphrases of Bible verses). There are direct references to the Old Testament (lexemes, phraseological units of biblical origin) and indirect references to biblical motifs and themes.The paper discusses religious references in poems from Z ziemi do nieba, a poetry book published by Władysław Graban in 2015. These references appear at a number of language levels: lexis, orthography, phraseology (including paraphrases of Bible verses). There are direct references to the Old Testament (lexemes, phraseological units of biblical origin) and indirect references to biblical motifs and themes