The Grand Duchy of Poetry 2024

The Grand Duchy of Poetry -- a poster

The Borderland is happy to invite everybody to take part in a three-day long series of meetings with poetry.

The meetings will include lectures, discussions, events with several writers and poetry readings.

The guests include poets from Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. One event will be devoted to the discussion with Timothy Snyder about his most recent book On Freedom.

28 June (Friday)

15.30 – 16.30

THE POESIS OF KRASNOGRUDA: on the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and poetry

a tale by Krzysztof Czyżewski

The minor porch of the Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda

17.00 – 19.00

FROM THE RECONSTRUCTION OF NATIONS TO FREEDOM

a talk with Timothy Snyder hosted by Krzysztof Czyżewski

the major porch of the Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda

19.30 – 21.00

POESIS MORIENDI

An evening of poetry reading dedicated to Victoria Amelina and Maxim Kryvtsov with Julia Stakhivska, Krzysztof Czyżewski, Timothy Snyder.

The hosts: Irina Mularchuk and Marci Shore

The Song on Porcelain cafe; the Krasnogruda Manor

29 July (Saturday)

12.00 – 13.30

STRONG WORDS ARE ALWAYS TOO WEAK

On poetry facing the war

A talk and poetry reading by Jaryna Charnohuz, Irina Mularchuk and Julia Stakhivska.
The host: Mindaugas Kvietkauskas

The Song on Porcelain cafe; the Krasnogruda Manor

15.00 – 16.30

KULBAK AND THE MYSTICISM OF THE BORERLANDS

A discussion about Moshe Kulbak, a poet of the Yiddish language, with Andrey Khadanovich, Mindaugas Kvietkauskas and Siarhiej Šupa.
The hosted: Krzysztof Czyżewski

The Return Room of the Krasnogruda Manor

17.00 – 18.30

EXECUTED POETS

A master’s lecture: Andrei Khadanovich

the major porch of the Miłosz Manor in Krasnogruda

19.00 – 20.30

AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE POETS

An evening of poetry and the presentation of the anthology Black Diamonds. Toni Morrison and Nine Other African American Female Poets translated from English into Polish by Halina Cieplińska

With the participation of Halina Cieplińska, Krystyna Dąbrowska and Barbara Piórkowska

The host: Krzysztof Czyżewski

The saxophone by Radek Nowicki

The Song on Porcelain cafe; the Krasnogruda Manor

30 June (Sunday)

11.00 – 12.30

POESIS LOCI I – MAĆKOWA RUDA

A meeting with a poet in the place of poetry: Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar

The host: Krzysztof Czyżewski

The Andrzej Strumiłło Gallery, Maćkowa Ruda

13.00 – 13.30

POESIS LOCI II – BOKSZE STARE

Morris Rosenfeld’s place of poetry; his poems read by
Barbara Piórkowska and Michał Fałtynowicz

14.15-15.00

POESIS LOCI III – BERŻAŁOWCE

Krzysztof Giedroyc’s place of poetry; a poetry reading by Krystyna Dąbrowska and Marius Burokas

18.30-20.00

CAFÉ EUROPA

A Flying Literary Cafe with the participation of the poets and translators from Ukraine Belarus, Lithuania and Poland: Krystyna Dąbrowska, Michał Fałtynowicz, Marius Burokads, Marzanna Bogumiła Kielar, Barbara Piórkowska and Julia Stakhivska

The hosts: Krzysztof Czyżewski and Irina Mularchuk

The White Synagogue, Sejny

20.30-21.30

MISTERIUM POESIS

A collective poetry reading, the amphitheatre of the Invisible Bridge, Krasnogruda