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From 8th till 15th May 2016, the Silesius International Poetry Festival will be held in Wrocław as a part of the literary programme of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 and the UNESCO World Book Capital. Bringing together the lexicon of modern Polish poetry in one place and time, this festival is a unique […]

The festival will be held between 9 and 12 June 2016 in Kraków. Join us for meetings with poetry! The Miłosz Festival is Poland’s most important poetry salon, evolved from the traditions of meetings of Poets of the East and West, held years ago under the patronage of Poland’s Nobel laureates Wisława Szymborska and Czesław […]

We have good news for all in the world of Polish literature! The Krakow City Council has ratified the Conrad Award city resolution and has decreed the formulation of a grant programme supporting the cultural activity of bookstores. During a heated discussion in the Krakow City Hall, members of the city council also discussed a […]

The last day of the Miłosz Festival began with a poetic May picnic in one of the most beautiful gardens of Krakow, at the Józef Mehoffer House – and ended with a journey with a finger over a map, or rather, over the Atlas Estremo. In the Mehoffer garden the poets not only read their […]

During the third day of the festival, poets confessed to imaginary arguments, smuggling, and the fact that in principle, they use words in order to give space some breathing room. The third day of the Miłosz Festival began with a rescue operation in the Charming Kingdom – a land of magicians and fairy tale writers, […]

The second day of the Miłosz Festival was abundant in what poetry lovers like the most – direct meetings with poets, who have spoken about their creativity in prose. “My works are a game of light and dark,” said Marie Lundquist, while Charles Simic admitted, that for him, a poem is a small and intricate […]

The great celebration of poetry in Krakow has begun – the fourth edition of the Miłosz Festival is off and running. This year, dozens of Polish and foreign creators, along with readers, will focus on The Book of Luminous Things. “During the festival, we will not cense the chapel of Czesław Miłosz. His creativity will […]

Simic, Lundquist, Sośnicki, Nowakowska, Krynicki – we disclose the names of further guests of the 4th Miłosz Festival   Charles Simic, Marie Lundquist (for the first time in Poland), Dariusz Sośnicki, Klara Nowakowska and Ryszard Krynicki – the winner of this year’s Zbigniew Herbert Award – are further guests of the quickly approaching 4th Miłosz […]

Lectures, kinetic poetry, workshops and more festival guests: Xavier Farré, Marta Podgórnik, Krzysztof Siwczyk, Dariusz Suska The Miłosz Festival is an excellent occasion and at the same time a pretext to engage with the educational and creative work of young adepts of the art of translation and literary criticism, as well as students of art […]