Juliusz Słowacki

‘Underappreciated’ poet Norwid honoured on his 200th birthday with events across the country

A friend of Chopin and an influence on 20th century Polish writers and musical artists, Kamil Norwid is often considered the fourth national ‘bard’ or ‘poet-prophet’ after the big three of Adam Mickiewicz, Julisz Słowacki and Zygmunt Krasiński. Public domain

A friend of Chopin and an influence on 20th century Polish writers and musical artists, Cyprian Kamil Norwid is often considered the fourth national ‘bard’ or ‘poet-prophet’ after the big three of Adam Mickiewicz, Julisz Słowacki and Zygmunt Krasiński.

Award-winning Quay brothers create Norwid film to promote poet’s work to foreign audiences

Entitled “Vade-mecum” and named after Norwid’s largest poetry collection, the short film, around 11 minutes long,  premiered on Facebook last night.

Romantic reading: long-lost travel diaries of Juliusz Słowacki finally published

Detailing the Romantic poet’s travels around the Middle East, the diaries have been described as “a ready-made script for a thriller”.

Presidential couple launches National Reading Day

Polish President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda inaugurated the 9th National Reading Day at the Saski Garden in Warsaw on Saturday, with a reading of 'Balladyna,' a drama written by Polish Romantic-era playwright and poet Juliusz Słowacki.

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