Today the Poles are Burning -- "Dziś Polacy się palą"

Dear Friends,

Those who live in Warsaw or its surroundings may be interested in attending
the poetry reading associated with the publication of a bilingual
poetry chapbook of Polish American poets, by Antraktcafe Press: "Dziś Polacy się palą" -

"Today the Poles are Burning" - poems of Phil Boiarski, Linda Nemec Foster,
John Guzlowski, Leonard Kress, Mark Pawlak, and Cecilia Woloch.

The event will occur at the Aktraktcafe, Warsaw, Pl. Pilsudskiego 9, Thursday, November 28, 10:00pm.

Poems will be read by Elżbieta Wojnowska and Andrzej Seweryn.  There will also be a briefing on publishing poetry, by Guido Zlatkes, 2013 Fulbright Fellow.  For more details, please go to to http://antraktcafe.pl/

If we are lucky, we may also have a bite of free turkey that evening!

With Kind Regards

Janusz Zalewski
poems translator -- http://antraktcafe.pl/

Video of the Magical Polishness Celebration at Teatr Polski

On November 17, the works of 13 Polish American writers were celebrated at Teatr Polski in Warsaw, Poland.

The writers were Michael Basinski, Phil Boiarski, Stuart Dybek, John Guzlowski, Leonard Kress, Linda Nemec Foster, Karen Kovacik, John Minczeski, Elisabeth Murawski, Mark Pawlak, Thad Rutkowski, Laura Ulewicz and Cecilia Woloch. 

Their works were read by Magdalena Cielecka and Cezary Kosinski and translated by Janusz Zalewski, the organizer of the event.

Here's a youtube in Polish of the event.

13 Polish American Poets Celebrate Magical Polishness at Teatr Polski

This Sunday, November 17, at noon, the Teatr Polski in Warsaw will celebrate the works of 13 Polish American writers who celebrate their deep and often “magical” relationship with Poland.

The event, organized and translated by Janusz Zalewski, will feature the works of Michael Basinski, Phil Boiarski, Stuart Dybek, John Guzlowski, Leonard Kress, Linda Nemec Foster, Karen Kovacik, John Minczeski, Elisabeth Murawski, Mark Pawlak, Thad Rutkowski, Laura Ulewicz and Cecilia Woloch. 

Their work will be read by Magdalena Cielecka and Cezary Kosinski.

For those unable to attend the event, it will be broadcast live at the following sites:

Teatr Polski
http://www.teatrpolski.waw.pl/pl/cykle_i_wydarzenia/cykle/?id_act=356

Broadcast organizers:
http://xn--naywo-jib.net

Broadcast sponsors:
http://www.pti.org.pl