Austin Polish Society invites you to a meeting in Polish with Jarosław Abramow-Newerly, an author, playwright, composer, songwriter and one of a co-founders of the famous STS student cabaret. He moved to Canada in the 1980s and then shared his time between Warsaw and Toronto. His notable books include “Lwy

The book for the meeting is “27 śmierci Toby’ego Obeda” by Joanna Gierak-Onoszko. Ms. Gierak-Onoszko is a Polish journalist who lived in Canada with her family for four years. Her first book is a result of her shock when she learned how the supposedly benevolent Canadian state was treating the

Salon of Poetry in Seattle presents the first poetry evening in Polish this year Poezja łączy ludzi. The program includes reading poems by members of the Salon as well as by members of the audience: please prepare your favorite poem supporting motto of this pandemic event: poetry connects people. As

The book to discuss is  Tajemnica Domu Helclów by Maryla Szymiczkowa published by Znak in 2018. Maryla Szymiczkowa is the pen name of Jacek Dehnel and Piotr Tarczyński. This fin-de-siècle mystery book has been praised by none other than the Nobel prize winner Olga Tokarczuk as “an ingenious marriage of comedy and

Polish Book Club invites to the September meeting on Zoom. The book to discuss is  Przenajświętsza  Rzeczypospolita by Jacek Piekara published by Fabryka Snów in 2018 (first edition 2006). Piekara, 55 is a fantasy and science-fiction writer, nowadays mostly known due to his fantasy series about wizard Arivald and another one about inquisitor

Polish Book Club invites to the August meeting on Zoom. The book to discuss is  Zimowla by Dominika Słowik published by Wyd. Znak in 2019. Słowik, 32 is an award winning writer; Zimowla is her second book and it won the Polityka Passport Award in literature in 2019. The book about small country