POETRY: Julia Superstar BY Michał Szymaniak Literature Poem by Michał Szymaniak. English translation and audio version by Ola Bilińska
My Mortality Should Touch You BY Adam Wiedemann Literature There’s no ‘using’ Szymborska. Every one of her best poems is a self-contained monad governed by its own set of secret laws, which usually end up as crude imitations when attempted by anyone else
POETRY:Dandyism Counterattacks BY Andrzej Kotański Literature Poem by Andrzej Kotański and its audio interpretation by Ola Bilińska
Mozil Sings Miłosz BY Marta Nadzieja Music The success of this ostensibly risky poetic venture hinges on one of Czesław Mozil’s greatest artistic virtues: trust
Should Not Have Been Born, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski BY Rafał Derda Literature ‘Should Not Have Been Born’ explores styles that contrast with those found in most of the poetry currently being published by young authors, and it warrants a reading if only for that reason.
WHO'S WHO AND WHY:Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki BY Agnieszka Le Nart Literature His nostalgic descriptions of days gone by and people he’s known give these writings a seductive air. His writings have been referred to as a ‘dark passion’
NOTES FROM UNDER THE TABLE: Flash-mob Miłosz vs. The Long and Lonesome Stand of Tadeusz Różewicz BY James Hopkin Literature The centenary of Miłosz’s birth has been quite well covered in the UK. There was always something magisterial about him, both as a poet and as a man
SOMETHING OR OTHER:Poetic Emergency – wedding song BY Irena Grudzińska-Gross Literature A very close friend of mine needed a poem to include in her blessing at the wedding of her daughter. The bride grew up bilingual so my friend wanted a poem written in Polish, but with an English language version
Soyka sings Miłosz BY Tomasz Cyz Music The album is a mere 27 minutes (22 if you don’t count the instrumental track). That’s pretty short, much too short. You just feel like having some more
