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17:00 Wednesday, 06.06.2018

Meet the Author: Małgorzata Lebda

Host: Weronika Janeczko

Meeting

De Revolutionibus, ul. Bracka 14

<p>Seryjni Poeci i<span lang=\"\\"\\\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"en\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\\\"\\"\">s a series of meetings organized by the WBPiCAK Publisher in Poznań. <em>Books are supposed to go to people, not stuck in a warehouse. That is why we invite our authors to talk to readers to friendly places throughout Poland. We talk about literature and about life. Usually, it turns out that interesting poems are interesting</em>, says Mariusz Grzebalski about the cycle. In the case of Małgorzata Lebed, it is difficult to imagine that her books were in a warehouse. The two previous volumes sold out in full, along with a few reprints. We invite you to a meeting about her latest volume, <em>Dreams uckermärkerów</em>, Wydawnictwo WBPiCAK, Poznań 2018.</span></p><p><strong>Host</strong>: Weronika Janeczko</p><p><strong>Venue</strong>: De Revolutionibus. Books&Cafe, Bracka 14 Street</p><p><strong>Co-organizers:</strong> Wydawnictwo WBPiCAK w Poznaniu, KONTENT</p>

18:00 Wednesday, 06.06.2018

Meet the Author: Biserka Rajcić

Special guest: Ewa Lipska Host: Łukasz Mańczyk

Meeting

Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa - Sala Miedziana, Rynek Główny 35

<p><strong>Meet the Author: Biserka Rajcić</strong></p><p><strong>Start: 6 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Special guest</strong>: Ewa Lipska</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Łukasz Mańczyk</p><p><strong>Venue</strong>: Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa - Sala Miedziana, Rynek Główny 35</p>

18:30 Wednesday, 06.06.2018

Meeting the Author: Maciej Robert

Host: Zuzanna Sala

Meeting

De Revolutionibus. Book&Cafe, ul. Bracka 14

<p><strong>Meeting the Author: Maciej Robert</strong></p><p><strong>Start:</strong> 6:30 p.m. </p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Zuzanna Sala</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong> De Revolutionibus. Book&Cafe, Bracka 14 Street</p><p><strong>Co-organizer:</strong> KONTENT</p>

20:00 Thursday, 07.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: In Conversation

Hera Lindsay Bird & Rudka Zydel

Pasmo OFF

Cafe Szafe, ul. Felicjanek 10

<h3>OFF Miłosz: In Conversation</h3><p><strong>Hera Lindsay Bird & Rudka Zydel </strong></p><p>Two continents, two strong poetic voices, two women. Hera Lindsay Bird, an award-winning poet from Wellington, and Rudka Zydel, poetry slam champion, will talk about where the boundary between intimate experience and artistic expression lies. Hera likes murder mysteries, figure skating and pissing in the shower. Rudka, on the other hand, dreams of Rock Hudson at least once a year. Come and see what comes out of the meeting of two exceptional poets!</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>Cafe Szafe, Felicjanek 10 Street</p>

17:00 Friday, 08.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: PREMIERE

WIDMA literary magazine launch party

Pasmo OFF

Massolit Books&Cafe, ul. Felicjanek 4/2

<h3>OFF Miłosz: PREMIERE</h3><p><strong>WIDMA literary magazine launch party</strong></p><p><em>WIDMA</em> is a unique literary magazine combining Polish and American contemporary poetry. Observing a recent research trend among cultural and literary scholars, the magazine’s editors turned their attention towards scoping out the relation between the city and the village, between the urban and the rural, in the works of poets writing in the two countries. In the magazine, this theme is examined from various angles as the city-village dynamic assumes different characteristics in different places, involving distinct issues and imagery connected to peculiar geographies, whether it be Warsaw or Żeleźnikowa, the “Yankee” North or the Deep South.</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>Massolit Books&Cafe, Felicjanek 4/2 Street</p><p> </p><p> </p>

19:00 Friday, 08.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: In Conversation

Tyehimba Jess

Pasmo OFF

Plac przy Powiślu 11

<h3>OFF Miłosz: In Conversation</h3><p><strong>Tyehimba Jess</strong></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Lynn Suh</p><p>Tyehimba Jess is a poet born in Detroit, whose texts were published in independent anthologies for many years. In 2005, his first volume of poetry – <em>leadbelly</em>, inspired by the life of blues musician Huddi \\\\\\\"Lead Belly\\\\\\\" Ledbetter was published. Another one of his volumes – <em>Olio</em> (2016) – brought him the Pulitzer Prize. Poet, slammer and professor – during the meeting, you will discover which one of these roles is the most important for Tyehimba Jess.</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>Metaforma Cafe, square near to Powiśle 11 Street </p>

20:00 Friday, 08.06.2018

Meeting: Christian Leprette, Mój samuraj Miłosz. Fotografie ...

Host: Agnieszka Kosińska

Meeting

Restauracja Pod Norenami, ul. Krupnicza 6

<p><strong>Meeting: Christian Leprette, Mój samuraj Miłosz. Fotografie i wspomnienia z Harvardu</strong></p><p><strong>Start:</strong> 8. p.m.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Agnieszka Kosińska</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> letni ogródek Restauracji pod Norenami, Krupnicza 6 Street</p><p><strong>Organizers:</strong> Fundacja Muzeum Wojciecha Weissa i Zofia Weiss Gallery</p>

21:00 Friday, 08.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: The Stage

International Poetry Slam

Pasmo OFF

Kolanko No 6, ul. Józefa 17

<h3>OFF Miłosz: The Stage</h3><p><strong>International Poetry Slam</strong></p><p>This event does not require any introductions. The slam in <em>Magazyn Kultury</em> is a must-see event in the calendar of every slammer in Krakow. This time, the event will be exceptional, as the contest will also be attended by international guests, who will come to hear the honest reviews from the audience. The rules are the same as always: stage, microphone, three minutes. Come and scream at poets!</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>Kolanko No 6, Józefa 17 Street</p>

10:00 Saturday, 09.06.2018

Krakow Book Fair

Book Fair on the square of St. Maria Magdalene

Fair

Plac św. Marii Magdaleny

<p><strong>Krakow Book Fair</strong></p><p><strong>Duration: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> square of St. Maria Magdalene</p><p> </p><p> </p>

12:00 Saturday, 09.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: Workshop

creative writing and poetry

Workshop Pasmo OFF

Spółdzielnia Ogniwo, ul. Paulińska 28 / LU, I piętro

<h3>OFF Miłosz: Workshop</h3><p><strong>creative writing & poetry</strong></p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Nathan Curnow, Geoffrey Williams</p><p>Do you keep your writing in the sock drawer? Maybe you dream about becoming a lyricist? Or perhaps you would like to finally convince yourself to like poetry? It does not matter how advanced you are. The Australian duet Nathan Curnow and Geoffrey Williams will definitely make you discover what you haven\\\'t seen before in poetry. Let them take you on a crazy journey to the lyrical and musical world of performance.</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Spółdzielnia Ogniwo, Paulińska 28 Street / LU, I floor </p>

12:00 Saturday, 09.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: In Conversation

discussion about Tomasz Pułka\'s poetry

Debate Pasmo OFF

Massolit Books&Cafe, ul. Felicjanek 4/2

<h3>OFF Miłosz: In Conversation</h3><p><strong>discussion about Tomasz Pułka\'s poetry</strong></p><p><strong>Participants:</strong> Ilona Witkowska, Radosław Jurczak, Marta Koronkiewicz</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Paweł Kaczmarski</p><p>The starting point of the discussion will be the influence of Tomasz Pułka, a prematurely deceased poet, critic, columnist and experimenter, on the young generation of artists. The conversation will focus on the work of Tomasz Pułka, and – to some extent – his public and stage self-creation.  How did this multi-layered art impact the literary voices which are very distant from each other? Did the author of <em>Paralaksa w weekend</em> [Parallax on the Weekend] express some kind of generational experience in his art?</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Massolit Books&Cafe, Felicjanek 4/2 Street</p>

15:30 Saturday, 09.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: In Conversation

Grigory Semenchuk & Radosław Jurczak

Pasmo OFF

De Revolutionibus. Books&Cafe, ul. Bracka 14

<h3>OFF Miłosz: In Conversation</h3><p><strong>the meeting with Grigory Semenchuk & Radosław Jurczak</strong></p><p>Grigory Semenchuk is a Ukrainian poet, slammer, columnist for the Lviv socio-cultural magazine <em>Prosto Neba</em> and the main coordinator of the Lviv International Literature Festival. Radosław Jurczak is an increasingly distinctive figure on the Polish poetic scene: winner of the 21st edition of the J. Bierezin Contest and the Silesius Poetry Award (for his volume of poetry <em>Pamięć zewnętrzna</em> [External Memory]). Two young artists, a discussion and poetry reading  – sounds like a perfect plan for a Saturday afternoon.</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>De Revolutionibus. Books&Cafe, Bracka 14 Street</p>

17:00 Saturday, 09.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: PREMIERE

KONTENT literary magazine launch party

Pasmo OFF

De Revolutionibus. Books&Cafe, ul. Bracka 14

<h3>OFF Miłosz: PREMIERE</h3><p><strong>KONTENT literary magazine launch party</strong></p><p>The KONTENT literary magazine celebrates its first birthday, which is why we would like to invite you to a celebration with excellent poetry – as always. The event will feature authors, editors, critics and translators who will meet on the borders of their respective fields, crossing them boldly or avoiding them carefully. Among the authors, you will meet international guests of the OFF Miłosz programme. Come and talk to the poets!</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>De Revolutionibus. Books&Cafe, Bracka 14 Street</p><p> </p><p> </p>

17:00 Saturday, 09.06.2018

Literary walk

Literary walk along the trail of Czesław Miłosz

literary walk

Spacer literacki

<p><strong>Literary walk along the trail of Czesław Miłosz</strong></p><p>A walk in the footsteps of Czesław Miłosz will focus on the poetic aspect of the artist\'s work. We will visit the places where he lived and worked, as well as the spaces which became his source of inspiration. The walk is part of the program accompanying the Miłosz Festival.</p><p>Participation in literary walks is free of charge, but requires registration. If you would like to apply, please send us your application by e-mail to: <a href=\"\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"https://pl.pons.com/t%C5%82umaczenie/angielski-polski/spacery@miastoliteratury\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"\" target=\"\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"_blank\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"\" rel=\"\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"noopener\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"\">spacery@miastoliteratury</a>.<a href=\"\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"https://pl.pons.com/t%C5%82umaczenie/angielski-polski/pl\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"\" target=\"\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"_blank\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"\" rel=\"\\"\\\\\\\\\\\\"noopener\\\\\\\\\\\\"\\"\">pl</a></p><p>The number of participants is limited.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Start:</strong> 09.06.2018 (Saturday), 5 p.m.</p>

17:30 Saturday, 09.06.2018

REPUBLICA POETICA #16

at the 7th Miłosz Festival in Krakow

Meeting

Lokator, ul. Mostowa 1

<p>For the 16th time, REPUBLICA POETICA invites you to a poetic polyphony in more than one language. This time, as part of events accompanying the 7th Miłosz Festival, we will hear guests of the Festival, nominees and winners of the 6th edition of the Wisława Szymborska Award. </p><p><strong>Featuring:</strong></p><p>- Wojciech Bonowicz (with poems from <i>Druga ręka</i> [Second Hand], publisher: a5)</p><p>- Julia Fiedorczuk (<i>Psalmy</i> [Psalms], publisher: Fundacja na Rzecz Kultury i Edukacji T. Karpowicza),</p><p>- Olvido García Valdés (<i>Obraz, który trwa tyle, co życie</i> [The Image That Lasts As Long As Life], trans. Marta Eloy Cichocka, publisher: Lokator)</p><p>- Natalia Malek (<i>Kord</i>, publisher: Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna i Centrum Animacji Kultury)</p><p>- Marta Podgórnik (<i>Zimna książka</i> [The Cold Book], publisher: Biuro Literackie),</p><p>- Ilona Witkowska (<i>Lucyfer zwycięża</i> [Lucifer Victorious], publisher: Ha!art)</p><p>and Justyna Czechowska, president of the Literary Translators Association of Poland, with her own translations of poems by Linn Hansén from <i>Przejdź do historii</i> [Turn to History] (Lokator), for which the poet and the translator won this year’s Wisława Szymborska Award for poetry translation. </p><p><strong>Duration</strong>: 5:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Marta Eloy Cichocka.</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Lokator, Mostowa 1</p><p>The event is organised by the Lokator bookstore, as part of the Krakowskie Księgarnie na Medal programme, in cooperation with the City of Literature Foundation. </p>

18:30 Saturday, 09.06.2018

Conversation: Jerzy Koch

Host: Magda Heydel

Meeting

Bona - Książka i Kawa

<p><strong>Conversation with Jerzy Koch - translator of the selection of Breyten Breytenbach\'s poems \"Ciało wędrowne\"</strong></p><p><strong>Start: 6:30 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Magda Heydel</p><p><strong>Organization of the meeting:</strong> Wydawnictwo a5</p><p><b>Venue</b>: Bona - Książka i Kawa, Kanonicza 11 Street</p>

19:15 Saturday, 09.06.2018

This Is Why We Live - spectacle inspired by Wisława ...

Created by: Open Heart Surgery Theatre (Canada/Uk), Théâtre de ...

Spectacle

Teatr Nowy, ul. Krakowska 41

<p><strong>This Is Why We Live - spectacle inspired by Wisława Szymborska</strong></p><p><strong>Start:</strong> 7.15 p.m.</p><p><strong>Created by:</strong> Open Heart Surgery Theatre (Canada/Uk), Théâtre de l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Enfumeraie (FR)</p><p><strong>Directed by</strong>: Coleen MacPherson</p><p><strong>Performed by</strong>: Alaine Hutton, Elodie Monteau and Dr. Dobrochna Zubek</p><p><strong>Venue</strong>: Teatr Nowy, Krakowska 41 Street</p><p><strong>Tickets:</strong> Teatr Nowy, theater office open from monday till friday from 10:00 a.m. till 4 p.m.; phone: 12 426 45 06, www.teatrnowy.com.pl</p>

10:00 Sunday, 10.06.2018

Krakow Book Fair

Book Fair on the square of St. Maria Magdalene

Fair

Plac św. Marii Magdaleny

<p><strong>Krakow Book Fair</strong></p><p><strong>Duration: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> square of St. Maria Magdalene</p><p> </p><p> </p>

14:00 Sunday, 10.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: The Stage

Engage Young Producers: On-stage Performances

Pasmo OFF

Kawiarnia Literacka, ul. Krakowska 41

<h3>OFF Miłosz: The Stage</h3><p><b>Engage Young Producers: On-stage Performances</b></p><p>A festival event organised by high school students – impossible? Not at all! Young people participating in the \\\"Słowo w Słowo. Poetry Is My Language” project attended poetry workshops for several months, and now they are able to share the results of this adventure. Groups of students from Nowa Huta and Podgórze secondary schools have prepared an inspiring and surprising event, which you simply cannot miss, featuring words, film, music, theatre... and emotions!</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Kawiarnia Literacka, Krakowska 41 Street</p>

16:00 Sunday, 10.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: In Conversation

Mark Pajak & Georginia Wilding

Pasmo OFF

Cafe Szafe, ul. Felicjanek 10

<h3>OFF Miłosz: In Conversation</h3><p><strong> Mark Pajak & Georginia Wilding</strong></p><p>British poetry on the rise! Mark Pajak, poet and creative writing teacher, and Georgina Wilding, spoken word poet and co-founder of Mud Press publishing house, will talk about the difference between the academia and the stage, as well as between Manchester and Nottingham. A battle? Not necessarily! After all, they are connected by poetry, so maybe they will be able to find a common <em>diction</em>?</p><p><strong>Venue: </strong>Cafe Szafe, Felicjanek 10 Street</p>

19:15 Sunday, 10.06.2018

This Is Why We Live - spectacle inspired by Wisława ...

Created by: Open Heart Surgery Theatre (Canada/Uk), Théâtre de ...

Spectacle

Teatr Nowy, ul. Krakowska 41

<p><strong>This Is Why We Live - spectacle inspired by Wisława Szymborska</strong></p><p><strong>Start:</strong> 7.15 p.m.</p><p><strong>Created by:</strong> Open Heart Surgery Theatre (Canada/Uk), Théâtre de l\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Enfumeraie (FR)</p><p><strong>Directed by</strong>: Coleen MacPherson</p><p><strong>Performed by</strong>: Alaine Hutton, Elodie Monteau and Dr. Dobrochna Zubek</p><p><strong>Venue</strong>: Teatr Nowy, Krakowska 41 Street</p><p><strong>Tickets:</strong> Teatr Nowy, theater office open from monday till friday from 10:00 a.m. till 4 p.m.; phone: 12 426 45 06, www.teatrnowy.com.pl</p>

20:00 Sunday, 10.06.2018

OFF Miłosz: Performance

Nathan Curnow & Geoffrey Williams

Pasmo OFF

Cafe Szafe, ul. Felicjanek 10

<h3>OFF Miłosz: Performance</h3><p><strong>Nathan Curnow & Geoffrey William</strong></p><p>Let’s end the festival with good energy! It is hard to find a more exciting and energetic combination than Nathan Curnow\\\'s poems and the music by Geoffrey Williams. <em>The Night Reverses</em> performance will be dedicated to improvisation – after listening to the poem for the first time, Geoffrey will have to respond immediately, creating a musical piece live, in front of the audience. Needless to say, each of their shows is unique! <em> </em></p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Cafe Szafe, Felicjanek 10 Street</p><p> </p>

18:00 Monday, 11.06.2018

Meet the Author: Jane Hirshfield

Host: Agata Hołobut

Meeting

Kopalnia Guido Muzeum Górnictwa Węglowego, ul. 3 Maja 93 Zabrze

<p>Jane Hirshfield – American poet, essayist and translator, author of award-winning volumes of poetry. Winner of, among others, the Poetry Center Book Award, Columbia University’s Translation Center Award, the T.S. Eliot Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award.</p><p>In her work, she attempts to name the unnameable, seemingly, experiences and revelations of various manifestations of life – not just human life. The insightful observations of everyday life in her poems are saturated with a sense of humour, a tendency to paradox and a sense of absurdity. In interviews and during lectures, she has emphasised the influence of Czesław Miłosz on her poetry many times. This year, in cooperation with the organisers of the Miłosz Festival, the Znak publishing house released another, after <i>Uważność</i> (<i>Mindfulness</i>), collection of poems translated into Polish, titled <i>Słodycz jabłek, słodycz fig</i> (<i>The Sweetness of Apples, of Figs</i>), edited by Agata Hołobut.</p><p>The meeting, also featuring Jerzy Illg – editor-in-chief of Znak, will be hosted by Agata Hołobut, English philologist and translator.</p><p><strong>Music</strong>: Zespół W/L- Michał Lazar, Aleksander Wnuk</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Guido Mine, Level 320, 3 Maja 93, 41-800 Zabrze</p><p><strong>Time</strong>: 6 p.m. / descent underground starting at 5 p.m.</p><p><strong>Admission:</strong> free</p>

19:30 Thursday, 14.06.2018

Poetry Debut Award Ceremony

Jury: Tomasz Cieślak-Sokołowski, Jakub Kornhauser, Joanna Zach

Meeting

Księgarnia Literacka, ul. Krakowska 41

<p><strong>Poetry Debut Award Ceremony</strong></p><p><strong>Start: 7:30 p.m.</strong></p><p><strong>Jury:</strong> Tomasz Cieślak-Sokołowski, Jakub Kornhauser, Joanna Zach</p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> Księgarnia Literacka, ul. Krakowska 41</p><p> </p>