Stanislaw Rogala’s lyrical reflection on Eastern Borderlands (based on poems Eastern Wind) Cover Image

Stanisława Rogali liryczna refleksja o Kresach Wschodnich (na podstawie tomu Wschodni Wiatr)
Stanislaw Rogala’s lyrical reflection on Eastern Borderlands (based on poems Eastern Wind)

Author(s): Anna Wzorek
Subject(s): Poetry, Geography, Regional studies, Polish Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Warszawski - Katedra Studiów Interkulturowych Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
Keywords: Eastern Borderland in the literature; Stanislaw Rogala; literature of the Świętokrzyski Region; poetry about Ukraine; Wschodni Wiatr [East Wind];

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses about the latest volume of lyrical Stanisław Rogala Wschodni Wiatr [East Wind] dedicated eastern borderland. The title theme is metaphorical, means all the difficult issues in Polish-Ukrainian relations. In lyrical reflection on the borderlands Rogala resembles wars between Poland and Cossacks, Siberian exile, the Katyn massacre, the Volhynian genocide. It remains that on the borderland born Słowacki, Kraszewski, Piłsudski, Iwaszkiewicz. The poet in his poems admiring the beauty of Ukrainian soil; He is looking for the relations between Ukraine and the Świętokrzyski Region.

  • Issue Year: 2/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 199-215
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish