This extraordinary afternoon, celebrating Polish Independence with poetry and music, presents the work of Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891-1945), one of Poland’s most beloved poets, known as the “Polish Sappho” and “Poetess of Love.” Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska was a groundbreaking voice in Polish poetry—the first female poet to boldly write about women’s intimate experiences, passion, eroticism, and the enchantment of love. Her poetry continues to pulse with emotion, captivating phrases, and an apotheosis of love that transports readers
Salon of Poetry at the Polish Home presents a night of poetry and music. Leszek Chudziński writes in both Polish and English. He has authored two books of poetry: Niedzielni Poeci (Sunday Poets, 2018) and Podlesie (2022). His writing has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, including Frog Pond, No Longer Strangers: Haiku Northwest Twenty-Fifth and Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Anthologies (2014 and 2024), Samthology: A Tribute to Sam Hamill, 2019, Lastbench: North America special edition (2020), Examined Life: A Western Washington Poets Network Anthology (2024). An immigrant himself, Chudzinski writes
The University of Washington will host An Evening with Krzysztof Siwczyk on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The event will feature a reading and conversation with the award-winning Polish poet Krzysztof Siwczyk and his translator, Professor Piotr Florczyk. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Agnieszka Jeżyk. This event offers a unique opportunity to engage with Siwczyk’s poetry and explore the nuances of literary translation. Attendees will have the chance to hear the
The local Polish Scout Troop “Kaszuby” invites everybody to the Polish Cultural Center for a celebration of the Polish Independence Day commemorating Poland emerging as an independent nation on November 11, 1918, after over a century of partitions. This event is in Polish. The program prepared by Iwona Bernacki consists of a medley of patriotic songs, poems and fragments of prose commemorating all heroes who fought for freedom of Poland, performed by the scouts and
Dom Polski i Szkoła Polska im. ks. Jana Twardowskiego w Bellevue serdecznie zapraszają na monodram „Wisława Szymborska: Poezja i życie” w wykonaniu Agaty Pilitowskiej. Spektakl ten został przygotowany z okazji setnej rocznicy urodzin poetki. Dodatkową atrakcją przedstawienia będą nagrania wideo z udziałem Marii Nowotarskiej. Agata Pilitowska i Maria Nowotarska (córka i matka) przez wiele lat tworzyły teatralny duet przedstawiajacy sztuki Kazimierza Brauna, a na codzień występowały w teatrze polskim w Toronto. Jako duet, gościły też wielokrotnie
This event is in Polish. Salon Poezji zaprasza miłośników na duchową ucztę poezji i muzyki pt. “Cień babiego lata”. W programie wiersze znanych poetów z Opola, Elżbiety Lisak-Duda i Harry’ego Dudy oraz muzyczne iterludia w wykonaniu niezastąpionej Marzeny Lilian Szlaga. Elżbieta Lisak-Duda i Harry Duda, którzy sa oboje autorami wielu tomików poezji, przez wiele lat pracowali niezmordowanie dla Radia Wisła w Seattle, prezentując swoje dzieła oraz prowadząc programy radiowe “To czytałam, polecam” (ELD) oraz “Z
The local Polish Scout Troop invites everybody to the Polish Cultural Center at for a celebration of the Polish Independence Day commemorating Poland emerging as an independent nation on November 11, 1918, after over a century of partitions. The program prepared by Iwona Bernacki consists of a medley of patriotic songs, poems and fragments of prose commemorating all heroes who fought for freedom of Poland. The program will be performed by the scouts and their
The UW Slavic Department presents a lecture “Revolutionary Subjecthood of the Interwar Poetry in Poland: Traumatized Selves and Heterogeneous Subjectivities in Tytus Czyżewski’s Writing” by Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk. This talk focuses on the influence that World War I had on the notion of subjecthood of one of the most important Polish avant-garde groups, the futurists. Even today contemporary criticism more frequently presents the first works of authors such as Bruno Jasieński, Jerzy Jankowski, and Tytus
The Seattle Polish Scout Troop “Kaszuby” invite everybody to the Polish Cultural Center at 2:30 pm on Sunday November 13 for a celebration of the Polish Independence Day commemorating Poland emerging as an independent nation on November 11, 1918, after over a century of partitions. The program prepared by Iwona Bernacki consists of a medley of patriotic songs, poems and fragments of prose commemorating all heroes who fought for freedom of Poland. The program will