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