At the end of February, my book will be published by the French publishing house La rumeur libre éditions. “Joies”, which consists of 4 volumes – “Radości”, “Spalanie”, “Sową” and “Karl Heinz M.”.
25 November 2021
Category: announcements
22 November 2021
Denis Lavant / Galerie du jour agnès b.
Actor Denis Lavant (Holy Motors) reads a poem from the future French book “Joies” in the Paris Galerie du jour agnès b. at the exhibition of the great photographer Nolwenn Brod, who decided to use two poems from “Joies” – “connu “and “grogner”.
7 November 2021
“Twitch”
Single “Twitch”, the first track from the upcoming B FLAT A album is out today! Listen to this song on all digital platforms and watch the video directed by Aleksander Makowski.
5 November 2021
Clash magazine
Trupa Trupa Return With Mighty ‘Twitch’. Watch the hallucinogenic visuals…
31 October 2021
Imani Perry about “Crops”
Imani Perry, writer and professor at Princeton University commenting on “Crops”:
“I have found these poems to be emotionally compelling and profound. I expect fellow readers will enjoy this beautiful work”
30 October 2021
Kean University
Kean University and the Holocaust Resource Center invite you to “Conversation with poet and musician Grzegorz Kwiatkowski” as part of the Kristallnacht Commemorative Program. Meeting led by Dr. Joanna Sliwa will take place on Tuesday, November 9.
28 October 2021
Richard Deming about “Crops”
Richard Deming, poet, art critic, and the Director of Creative Writing at Yale University, commenting on “Crops”:
“Grzegorz Kwiatkowski once said, “I think that we should be conscious about the evil that is inside every one of us.” In his collection Crops, Kwiatkowski’s taut, tense poems sound the depths of our darkest history. Masterfully rendered by Peter Constantine, one of our most brilliant translators, Crops reveals that the unforgettable is also the undeniable. Is it beautiful? I say it is powerfully necessary, unrelentingly direct. I say it burns.”
Join us for a coffee break conversation as we celebrate the publication of Crops, the latest chapbook in Rain Taxi’s OHM Editions series, a stunning collection of verse by the award-winning Polish poet and musician Grzegorz Kwiatkowski! In this heart-rending work, so beautifully translated into English by Peter Constantine, Kwiatkowski warns “We must not forget our tragic past because it might well return.” At this special launch event, Kwiatkowski and Constantine will read from and discuss the history that informs these poems, as well as the role poetry can play in offering testimony and hope in our troubled world.
Wednesday, November 10, 3:00 pm Central
24 October 2021
“Virus of Hate” / University of Oxford
Please feel invited on the second part of the “Virus of Hate” workshop at the University of Oxford.
23 October 2021
Cynthia Zarin about “Crops”
The great writer Cynthia Zarin talks about “Crops”:
“In these searing, darkly beautiful, indelible poems, Kwiatkowski reminds us of what, at our peril, we must not forget.”