Polish poet, novelist and ultramarathon runner Małgorzata Lebda will meet the public in Belgium on 19 and 20 November 2026. These two events will provide an opportunity to discover her poetic work and her first novel, Vorace (in English Voracious), published in French this year by the publishing house Noir sur Blanc.

Originally from the Beskids, in southern Poland, Małgorzata Lebda is the author of seven poetry collections and the novel Vorace (2023), published in French in 2026, in a translation by Lydia Waleryszak. Her poetry collection Mer de Glace (2021) received the Wisława Szymborska Award in 2022. Its English translation, by Mira Rosenthal, was shortlisted for the 2026 PEN Heaney Prize. Deeply sensory, her writing explores the links between the body, landscapes and the living world.

Thursday 19 November at 6:30 p.m.: Discussion at the ULB, Brussels

Małgorzata Lebda will take part in a discussion moderated by Professor Dorota Walczak-Delanois at the Maison des Arts of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). The conversation will take place in Polish and French. The author will read poems from her collection Mer de Glace in Polish, as well as excerpts from her prose works. The evening will continue with a discussion with the audience and a reception over drinks, until approximately 8 p.m.

Venue: Maison des Arts, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Solbosch campus, Brussels
Free admission

Friday 20 November at 5 p.m.: Meeting at the Délivrez-vous bookshop, Sambreville

The Délivrez-vous bookshop will welcome Małgorzata Lebda for a discussion about Vorace, her first novel, translated from Polish by Lydia Waleryszak and published by Noir sur Blanc. The discussion will be translated from Polish into French by one of the booksellers, allowing everyone to follow the conversation and take part in the discussion.

Venue: Librairie Délivrez-vous, rue Bois Sainte-Marie 192/9, 5060 Sambreville
Free admission