From May 22 to 26, the 9th International Festival “Book Arsenal” will be held in Kyiv. As usual, we will present the Polish program there.

This year’s festival is focused on the theme of living together, coexistence on the basis of values and agreements. With the support of the Polish Institute in Kyiv, the chairman of the Polish PEN Club Adam Pomorski and the Rejwach duo consisting of Mikołaj Trzaska and Mikołaj Grynberg will take part in the festival. We will wait for you at the following events.

May 23

20:00-20:45 “Ex Libris” hall

Conversation with Mikołaj Grynberg and Mikołaj Trzaska, members of the Rejwach duo, as part of Andrii Bondar’s curator program “Who am I? In Conversation with Neighbours”. Participants: Mikołaj Grynberg, Mikołaj Trzaska

21:00-21:45 outdoor stage

Musical and poetical performance of the Rejwach duo

Participants: Mikołaj Grynberg, Mikołaj Trzaska

May 24

16:00-17:45 Europe Cafe stage.

Discussion of the presidents of Ukrainian, German and Polish PEN centers “Freedom and security: Is the balance between them possible in contemporary Europe?”

Participants: Andrii Kurkov, Regula Wenske, Adam Pomorski.

May 25

2:00 PM-14:45 “Ex Libris” hall

Dialog “From Rilke and Elliot to Antonych and Zhadan” between Adam Pomorski and Olia Hnatiuk

Participants: Adam Pomorski, Olia Hnatiuk.