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SUMMARY:An Evening with Krzysztof Siwczyk and Piotr Florczyk around the book "A Calligraphy of Days"
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DESCRIPTION:29th May, 7pm for 7:30pm, Ognisko Polskie - The Polish Hearth
Verses that oscillate between the turmoil of post-communist Eastern Europe
to understated reflections on grief and mortality. The sixty-four poems in
"A Calligraphy of Days" reflect Krzysztof Siwczyk’s wide-ranging and
variegated style.
Born in 1977, Krzysztof Siwczyk has lived most of his life in the Silesian
city of Gliwice. He is the author of 18 poetry collections as well as books
of literaty criticism and essays. He is also an actor. In 1995, he became a
wunderkind of the Polish poetry scene with his debut volume "Wild Kids", an
edgy and unsentimental narrative of youthful tribulations and urban malaise
during Poland’s transition from communism to capitalism. Siwczyk’s
poems careen down the page at great speed, relying on clever turns of
phrase or an idea that illuminates a larger meaning. As in calligraphy, a
meandering subterranean process connects meaning and memory, thought and
verse. Teased to the surface, words and images emerge in rapid, terse, and
precise bursts.
Throughout his career, Siwczyk has never ceased to challenge our sense of
who we are—changing course multiple times in the process. Following
several volumes full of expansive lines, his most recent works offer spare
meditations on illness and grief. Clipped and understated, these
post-Holocaust poems address our inability to speak of death and tragedy.
Piotr Florczyk is an award-winning poet, essayist, and translator. Among
his two dozen publications are "Dialogue and Influence: Essays on Polish
and American Poets" and "Swimming Pool" (an Object Lessons title), which
has recently been translated into Polish. This past April Seagull Books
released his and Ilya Kaminsky’s essay collaboration, "Within, Without:
On Two Cities". He teaches global literary studies at the University of
Washington, Seattle, and lives with his family in Los Angeles.
www.piotrflorczyk.com
Booking link: Coming soon on the Ognisko website
Upcoming Events | Ognisko Polskie - Polish Hearth
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