#  Of Hoopoes and Dybbuks: Lunchtime Poetry Reading with Ewa Chrusciel 

 





April 02, 2018

 

 

Ewa Chrusciel’s writing revolves around the issues of dislocation, immigration, exile, and cross-cultural desire. Her migratory poems and narratives are distinctly errant. They're haunted by a childhood lived under a Communist regime, by the austerity of Eastern block politics, and by the possibility of discovering a fleeting language in whose very excesses are carried the seeds of illicit revelation, spiritual transformation and ethnic insight. In her newest book, *Of Annunciations*, Chrusciel maps the biblical event of annunciation onto the current migration crises. Her book investigates the question, "What does it mean to say “yes” to a stranger?" Through prayer, lament, and lullaby, Chrusciel attempts to give voice to the voiceless and find healing in what seems to be an insurmountable rift of dislocation.

**Ewa Chrusciel** is a poet and a translator. She has three books of poems in English: *Of Annunciations* (Omnidawn, 2017), *Contraband of Hoopoe* (Omnidawn, 2014), and *Strata* (Omnidawn, 2018, reprint), as well as three books in Polish: *Tobołek*, *Sopiłki*, and *Furkot*. She is Associate Professor of Humanities at Colby-Sawyer College.

This event will take place on April 2, 2018, from noon-1pm, in the CSWR Common Room, 42 Francis Avenue. Lunch will be provided.



 

 

 



 

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