tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142857971379251277.post4989887682088742280..comments2024-02-26T06:54:13.679-08:00Comments on Writing the Polish Diaspora: Michael Czyzniejewski's Elephants in our BedroomJohn Guzlowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13052735138993479204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142857971379251277.post-13116297423418001112009-02-27T03:09:00.000-08:002009-02-27T03:09:00.000-08:00I got this from David Pierkarczyk in Poland (PS: v...I got this from David Pierkarczyk in Poland (PS: visit his blog for a treat--he's an American who moved to Poland and writes about what that has been like!):<BR/><BR/>Interesting blog about Michael Czyzniejewski. I grew up in the Polish community of North Hammond, Indiana, just across the state line from Calumet City. My brother was baptized in the church Michael attended.<BR/> <BR/>David<BR/><BR/>http://david-polanddavid.blogspot.com/<BR/>"Spieszmy się kochać ludzi, tak szybko odchodzą"John Guzlowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052735138993479204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142857971379251277.post-34869700898537449692009-02-26T14:36:00.000-08:002009-02-26T14:36:00.000-08:00You are right, John - there is something in Michae...You are right, John - there is something in Michael's writing that instantly reminds me of the Polish way of seeing things...that funny/serious expression of humour reminiscent of the poems in the books they had at Polish school..."Pan Twarowski" comes to mind, a funny witty eccentric man who was very active, always inventing things..and maybe even went to the moon (my memory is fuzzy here but smiling at the re-awakened sense of humour Michael's writing brings). Thank you for bringing him to our attention!<BR/><BR/>WandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com