Poetry Reading and Conversation with Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

Mark Payne of Comparative Literature, Classics, and the Committee on Social Thought will read poetry (in translation) by Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, the reading to be followed by an open conversation on music, poetry, literature, and politics.

Grzegorz Kwiatkowski is a Polish poet and musician, and member of the band Trupa Trupa. Kwiatkowski has published seven books of poetry, and his poems have been published in many literary magazines: Modern Poetry in Translation, New Poetry in Translation, Rain Taxi, and others. His music has been reviewed and broadcasted by some of the world’s biggest outlets—including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, The Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, NPR, BBC, and others. Trupa Trupa made its first international appearance in 2015 with the album Headache. They have been recording and performing new music ever since.