Wojciech Bonowicz starts his new book in English (in Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese’s masterly translation) with an autothematic piece in which he creates a definition of a poet, or rat
For December 2024’s #RivetingReviews I took a closer look at Małgorzata Lebda’s stunning poetry collection Queen Cells in Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese’s translation into English.
Małgorzata Lebda is a photographer and an ultramarathon runner (she has run all 1113 kilometres along Poland’s longest river, the Vistula). She is also the author of eight poetr
W Szczebrzeszynie chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie. This tongue-twister – sound-twister – resounded in my head at the sight/name of Aneta Kamińska’s birthplace: Szczebrzeszyn. No
We will not leave this cafe! As a sign of fidelity we put our lips against the multiple imprints of lipstick on the cups. If our fatherland has not come here with us – we have to
Marcin Świetlicki is a legend in Poland. He is an influential figure in the poetry world, but also has a strong presence on the music scene. Having fronted a rock band called Świ
Fri, 22 March, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Caravansérail Bookshop, 5 Cheshire Street, London E2 6ED. Tickets £5, book here How do you choose which language to write in, if you inhabit two
What stays with us after we have read a text? Which phrases, images, incidents linger in our memory? What contributes to the incessant reshaping of our reading selves? Reviews, suc
Hilary Dyer‘s The Pictures was written in response to an excerpt from Plague Grave (“Katkuhaud“) by Ene Mihkelson translated by Christopher Moseley. The poem has
As The Baltics Riveter invites us to browse through the region’s recent writing, join the Poetry School online course to read even more poetry from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
