Most of us have had or will have to deal with a situation such as the one described in Wicha’s book: going through things that someone dear to us has left behind. The closer and
Last week, on 16 February, the world lost Irit Amiel. This month’s Poetry Travels pays tribute to her and her life by presenting her short poetic prose, originally published
***Łuk wycięcia zaplecka– twoje ciało. Małżowinowa brodawka. Rocaille urastał w palce tkliwe.Czułam jeleżąc w łóżku.Chcę tu zawszespać.*** Headboard carved into a b
A seven-month-pregnant friend told me recently that the day of one’s birth is statistically the most dangerous day of one’s life; for women, the second most dangerous day in th
Mała Zagłada (“A Minor Holocaust”) is the fifth prose book from the Polish poet, writer, literary critic and playwright Anna Janko (b. 1957). Having published eight p
This little book – it is only 80 pages long – packs a punch beyond its size. The main character, Karolína, looks back on her childhood and adolescence, which coincided with th
23 November 2016, 7pm – 8:30pm, Waterstones Piccadilly, London The Three Wise Women: a conversation With writer and translator MAGDALENA TULLI (Poland), novelist, poet an
Deborah Levy trained at Dartington College of Arts leaving in 1981 to write a number of plays, highly acclaimed for their “intellectual rigour, poetic fantasy and visual imaginat
Julia Fiedorczuk is a professor, poet, translator and lecturer at the English Institute of Warsaw University. She has published five poetry volumes, two short story collections and
Magdalena Tulli (born 20 October 1955 in Warsaw, Poland) is one of Poland’s leading writers. Awarded Kościelski Prize in 1995, shortlisted for the Nike Literary prize five
