The land that can’t forget its mountain of Holocaust shoes. The site of a former Nazi concentration camp on the Baltic coast is an unforgiving reminder of how messy Poland’s memory politics is.
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World Congress of Polish Studies
Ryszard Nycz recalled poem “Mr. Cogito and the Letter of Writing” at the ongoing World Congress of Polish Studies.
Review of German book “brennend” – Tageblatt
Mit seinem Lyrikband „brennend“ setzt Grzegorz Kwiatkowski ein Zeichen gegen das Schweigen angesichts der Schrecken des Zweiten Weltkriegs in dem damals besetzten Polen.
brennend
Book “brennend” translated into German by Peter Constantine will soon be published by Parasitenpresse.
Literature as a battlefield
On Friday, June 2 at 11.00 in the Lion Castle at ul. Długa 35 in Gdańsk, the meeting “Literature as a battlefield. Who do we support? / Cultural de-occupation of Mariupol” will take place.
After fears rapid development would prevent site’s commemoration, government announces plan will go ahead.
Gazeta Wyborcza reviews Trupa Trupa “ttt” cassette
Trupa Trupa is something more than a band, it’s actually an artistic venture, it’s an exercise in aesthetics. The latest album is as good for an independent club as it is for a contemporary art gallery.
OFF Festival 2023
PIASA / The Sound of Modern Polish Poetry
The Polish Institute Of Arts And Sciences Of America invites to a conversation about Aleksandra Kremer’s book “The Sound of Modern Polish Poetry. Performance and Recording after World War II”. The discussion will be attended by: Anna Frajlich, Aleksandra Kremer, Irena Grudzińska Gross and Grzegorz Kwiatkowski.
B FLAT A / Fryderyk
Trupa Trupa’s album B FLAT A was nominated for the most important Polish music award Fryderyk.