Critics

Poetics in use

Gerard Ronge

A b s t r a k t

The paper reviews Jerzy Madejski’s collection of critical essays Poetyka ekstremalna oraz inne noty o liryce i krytyce współczesnej, an anthology comprising forty-four reviews of poetic books, and eighteen reviews of literary studies books previously published by Madejski in various literary magazines, such as “Nowe Książki”, “Kwartalnik Artystyczny” and “Odra”. (...)

Ecstasy and matter

Agnieszka Waligóra

A b s t r a k t

This is a review of Katarzyna Szopa’s latest book, Wybuch wyobraźni. Poezja Anny Świrszczyńskiej wobec reprodukcji życia społecznego (Katowice 2022). It summarizes Szopa’s academic achievements, contextualizes her research (feminist and Marxist criticism), and provides a brief description of the monograph’s contents. (...)