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The Poem – A Synesthetic Entity? On the Poetry of Kamila Janiak

Summary/Abstract: This article was inspired by Kamila Janiak’s insights on the sense, role, and meaning of poetry, expressed in an interview conducted by Monika Lubińska. The poet declares: „To me, poetry should encompass music, imagery, scent, texture – all in one. A poem should contain everything; it is, for me, an independent entity”. At least declaratively, this is how Kamila Janiak’s theory of poetry appears. It is not a new concept when it comes to the synesthetic qualities of a poetic work – Baroque, Romantic, and Young-Poland poetics were characterised by this feature. However, in relation to the work of a contemporary young generation poet, it may be interesting to observe the realisation of this complete poetic entity in variants like Janiak’s „anger” (as Jakub Skurtys and Paweł Kaczmarski name it), social engagement (a trait almost all researchers underline), the use of various languages of pop culture (as noted by Alina Świeściak), and a poem that collaborates with image and music. This article examines this micro-theory of the poem, questioning the role the poem’s form plays in this synesthetic conception, how it collaborates with the graphics illustrating Kamila Janiak’s successive volumes, and with her musical activities in punk bands – the synesthetic poetic entity.

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