#polishlit

Fiction
Through the looking glass by Sylwia Chutnik

Sylvia Chutnik’s story describes the death of Alice’s grandfather with ruthless objectivity, yet powerful emotions.

Poetry
Retreat by Marcin Sendecki

Sendecki’s poem is a plot of image and meaning with a characteristically dramatic aura, its microscenes simultaneously intriguing and disturbing.

Poetry
Three Poems by Ewa Lipska

Three short, brilliant poem by Polish poet Ewa Lipska.

Fiction
The Red Light by Maciej Jakubowiak

Polish writer Maciej Jakubowiak reflects on his grandmother’s absolute faith in a red blinking light, in this essay translated by Mark Ordon.

Fiction
Dervish by Weronika Gogola

In this short story, like in a bad dream, we are plunged from daily life to wandering a strange town, hoping for a route back.