"The feminine side of poetry, or through poems to language" is a project aimed at encouraging students of philology, as well as university candidates, to take an interest in the Polish language, Polish culture, with a particular focus on contemporary Polish poetry. The focus of the project is on 3 poets: Wisława Szymborska, whose 100th birthday we celebrated in 2023, and two contemporary authors, Krystyna Dąbrowska and Małgorzata Lebda.

The project is implemented under the Polish Language Promotion program of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange.

What activities will be undertaken in the project?

The organization of translation workshops, the preparation and realization of podcasts, the summary of the work in the form of short films, and the preparation of a publication containing the results of poetry translation. All these activities will be implemented through translation workshops conducted at La Sapienza University, at the Polish Academy of Sciences Center in Rome, and as meetings organized through online connections.

You can read about the progress of the first part of the project events in one of our November articles:

Implementation of design workshops 20-22.11.2023

Over the past few days, Polish Studies students from Lithuania, Ukraine and Italy took part in a series of events and activities related to the project "The Feminine Side of Poetry, or Through Poems to Language"... (read more)

Prof. Regina Jakubėnas of the Vilnius University Polish Studies Center also spoke for the Polish Studies Bulletin, sharing her impressions of the first stages of the project.

Why exactly Polish Studies?

The number of Polish Studies students at La Sapienza is decreasing every year. In the 2022/2023 academic year, there were only 37 students, including five in the master's program. Due to difficulties in attracting Polish Studies students at La Sapienza, the Polish Academy of Sciences Center in Rome decided to prepare a project together with the university that would increase the attractiveness of Polish Studies at the university. Vilnius University and Volyn National University were invited to collaborate, units with which La Sapienza had already successfully implemented projects. To broaden the impact of the project and increase its visibility and impact, the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences was also invited to participate, in addition to: Polish Institute in Rome and the Public Library of the City of Warsaw (Koszykowa Library).