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Prof. Michael Kula among Fulbright Fellows at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence
🇵🇱 🇺🇸 On Friday, June 12, 2026, the Reception in honor of the 2025–2026 American Fulbright Fellows was held at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence in Warsaw. The event marked the conclusion of this year’s stay of American Fulbright grantees in Poland. In the spring semester of 2025/2026,…
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Creative Writing Workshop with Tomek Gromadka
On 8 May, Collegium Maius hosted a creative writing workshop led by Tomek Gromadka — writing educator, cultural animator, writer, and psychotherapist. The workshop was addressed to students of the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University. Participants explored questions that often accompany the…
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Works in Progress: Student–Faculty Creative Writing Reading Series
On 24 April at 6:00 p.m., the Theater Room in Collegium Maius hosted a meeting in the Works in Progress: Student–Faculty Creative Writing Reading Series. The event was an open, informal reading of creative texts prepared by students and faculty members. Participants shared excerpts from their…
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A Poetic Map of Poland -photo report from the event
On 31 March at 5:00 p.m., the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology at Adam Mickiewicz University hosted a meeting with Jakub Kornhauser, editor of the anthology Nie uciekniesz stąd. Poetycka mapa Polski [You Won’t Escape from Here. A Poetic Map of Poland], published in 2025 by Provincial…
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Highlights from the Inaugural Lecture by Professor Michael Kula
Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at CAL AMU On March 18, 2026, the Mickiewicz Salon at Collegium Maius (Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology, Adam Mickiewicz University) hosted the inaugural lecture of the first Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at AMU – Professor Michael Kula (University of Washington Tacoma). The lecture…
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Professor Michael Kula – Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at CAL AMU
We are delighted to welcome Michael Kula to the Centre for Affirmation of Literature at Adam Mickiewicz University as this year’s Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at Adam Mickiewicz University.
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Call for Applications: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 2027–2028
Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at Adam Mickiewicz University We are pleased to announce that the call for applications for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for the 2027–2028 academic year is now open. As part of the program, we jointly offer the Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at Adam Mickiewicz University grant. The grant announcement…
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Author Meeting with Łukasz Woźniak
The Circle of New Literature and the Center for the Affirmation of Literature at Adam Mickiewicz University invite you to a meeting with Łukasz Woźniak, poet and activist, which will take place on December 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Collegium Maius. The event will be…
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Thinking Literature – Thinking Change AMU Erasmus+ BIP 2025
This year’s edition of BIP “Thinking Literature – Thinking Change” brought together participants from several countries for a programme combining online seminars, in-person workshops, and city-based activities. The school explored how literature — within different cultural frameworks – can inspire change, broaden sensitivity, and cultivate critical thinking.…
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Dr. Aron Aji Visit
In early June 2025, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań welcomed Dr. Aron Aji – literary translator, translation studies scholar, and director of the MFA in Literary Translation program at the University of Iowa. His visit combined academic and partnership-building purposes as part of the university’s…
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LAC at the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL)
Between 6 and 9 February 2025, the sixth edition of one of the largest literary festivals in India – and in Asia – took place in Thiruvananthapuram (India): the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL). The Festival was attended by representatives of the Faculty of Polish…
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LAC at the University of Iowa
In January 2025, the Director of the Centre for the Affirmation of Literature, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann, visited the University of Iowa, where he met with Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program – one of the world’s leading institutions supporting literature and writers. Their discussions focused on…
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Author Meeting with Marcin Czerkasow
On December 10 in Collegium Maius, an author meeting with Marcin Czerkasow – a poet, translator, and writer on visual arts – took place.The event was organized in collaboration with the Provincial Public Library and Cultural Animation Center in Poznań. Marcin Czerkasow (b. 1981) is the author of the…
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Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann in India – literature, language, cooperation
In late September and early October 2024, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann from the Institute of Polish Philology at AMU visited New Delhi and Kolkata, as part of a program organized by the Polish Institute in New Delhi, with the support of the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology at AMU. The…
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Creation/Salvation – third edition of Erasmus+ BIP at the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology
In the first week of July 2024, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań hosted another edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) – this time under the title:Creation/Salvation. Writing and Other Creative Practices as Rescue for the Modern World.The event was organized for the third time by…
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New partnership: Fulbright Writer‑in‑Residence at AMU
On June 10, 2024, an agreement was signed between AMU Rector Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska and the Executive Director of the Polish‑U.S. Fulbright Commission, Justyna Janiszewska, establishing the Fulbright Writer‑in‑Residence program at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. This marks the first university‑affiliated writer residency in the history of Polish…
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An Evening with Sabin Iqbal – Polish Launch of The Cliffhangers
On June 7, 2024, a meeting with Sabin Iqbal, novelist, literary curator and journalist from India, took place in the Kuraszkiewicz Room at Collegium Maius. The conversation marked the Polish launch of his debut novel The Cliffhangers, newly published by Wydawnictwo Poznańskie. The discussion featured Prof. Ewa Rajewska, the translator…
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LAC at the University of Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse
On 19 March 2024, the Director of the Centre for the Affirmation of Literature, Dr. Krzysztof Hoffmann, conducted a workshop entitled “Creative Writing. Les conditions de l’art littéraire” at the University of Haute-Alsace (FLSH, Campus Illberg). The event was part of the lecture series “Culture dans tous ses états” and…
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Languages of War – BIP 2023 at AMU
From July 2 to 7, 2023, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań hosted the summer school “Languages of War (in Literature and Other Media)”, held as part of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) initiative. There was no doubt about the theme of the 2023 edition. The war in Ukraine revealed…