POLISH LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Tomasz Tabako (1958 - )
  "The Return of the Forester: On Reading Tymoteusz Karpowicz." Trans. Tomasz Tabako, with Karen Underhill and Frank Kujawinski. Chicago Review 46.3-4 Special Issue on New Polish Writing. (Fall 2000): 68-73.

Agnieszka Taborska (1961 - )
  The Dreaming Life of Leonora de la Cruz. Trans. Danusia Stok. New York: Midmarch Arts Press. 2007.

Bolesław Taborski (1927-2011)
  Duet. London: Oficyna Poetów i Malarzy [Poets and Painters Press]. 1975. Also available in microform.
  Byron and the Theatre. Salzburg: Salzburg Institute for English, 1972 and Lewiston, NY: Lampeter [Edwin Mellen], 1972.
  For the Witnesses London: Poets' and Painters' Press. 1978.

Zofia Tarkocińska (1925 - )
No English translations of her work appear to be available at this time.

Dora Teitelboim (1914-1992)
  6 Poems. Trans. Aaron Kramer. The Dora Teitelboim Center for Yiddish Culture. English and Yiddish. [Listed in the order in which they appear on the page]

• "All My Yesterdays Were Steps."
• "My Childhood."
• "Shmulik."
• "Today the Wind Spoke Yiddish to Me."
• "As Long as One Jew's Left to Listen."
• "World--You Are so Fair!"

  All my Yesterdays Were Steps: the Selected Poems of Dora Teitelboim. Trans. Aaron Kramer. Hoboken, NJ: Dora Teitelboim Foundation. 1995.
  "Shmulik." Trans. Aaron Kramer. The Polish Review 24.1 (Spring 1979): 62-63.
  There Once Was a House. Trans. Aaron Kramer. New York: no publisher listed. 1968.

Dorota Terakowska (1938-2004)
  2 Pieces. Trans. William Brand. Dorota Terakowska

•   The Loneliness of the Gods : excerpt.
•   Where the Angels Fall : excerpt.

Tomasz Titkow (1969 - )
  8 Poems. Trans. Donald Pirie. Young Poets of a New Poland: An Anthology. Lincoln Centre, MA: Forest Books. 1993.

• "And what about you? . . ." 251.
• "In the corner of my bathroom . . ." 252.
• "The life I lead's not up to much . . ." 246.
• "Look, don't you think . . ." 250.
• "O, you wonderful world . . ." 247.
• "Paternursal Overcare." 248.
• "Song of the Night Porter." 249.
• "Welcome in, shadow . . ." 253.

Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki (1962 - )
  2 Poems. Chicago Review 46.3-4 Special Issue on New Polish Writing. (Fall 2000).

• "I. Responsibility." Trans. Jamie Harmon Ferguson. 230.
• "II. Sudden Rain." Trans. Jamie Harmon Ferguson. 230.

  5 Poems. Trans. Marek Kazmierski. OFF_Press. Polish and English. [Listed in the order in which they appear on the page]

• "I. Give me the words . . ."
• "V. I am visited . . ."
• "XI. I still don't know . . ."
• "XVII. "A friend is someone . . ."
• "XVIII. "10 fingers . . ."

  3 Poems. Przekładaniec Special Issue: Contemporary Polish Writing. 2001.
   5 Poems. Trans. Tadeusz Pióro. Jacket 29 (Apr. ).

• XII - "Moon Rises over the Vistula."
• XXV - "Dernier Cri."
• "LII - "we drink alcohol at the Jewish cemetery . . ."
• LXXX - "Heat."
• LXXXIII - "Shyness."
• XC - "we'd just wept our eyes out for you . . ."

  Peregrinary. Trans. Bill Johnston. Brookline, MA: Zephyr Press. 2008. Polish and English.
  "Towards a Science of Non-Existence"; excerpt. Trans. Bill Johnston. Words Without Borders: The Online Magazine for International Literature.
  "XVI." Trans. Ola Bilińska. Biweekly.pl: Link with Culture. 29(2011). Audio also provided.

Wojciech Tochman (1969 - )
  Like Easting a Stone. Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. London: Portobello. 2008.

Olga Tokarczuk (1962 - )
  2 Pieces. PolishWriting: Prose and Poetry from Poland.

•   House of Day, House of Night: excerpt. Trans. Kim Jastremski.
•   "The Subject": excerpt. Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones.

  E.E.: excerpt. Trans. John Woodsworth. The Third Shore: Women's Fiction from East Central Europe. Ed. Agata Schwartz and Luise von Flotow. Evanston, IL: Northwestern U P. 2006. 164-168.
  Final Stories: excerpt. Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Words Without Borders: The Online Magazine for International Literature.
  "A Finger Pointing at the Moon." Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Eurozine. 16 Jan. 2014.
  House of Day, House of Night. London: Granta Books. 2002.
  House of Day, House of Night. Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Evanston, IL: Northwestern U P. 2003.
  House of Day, House of Night: excerpt. Trans. William Brand. Biweekly.pl: Link with Culture. 15(2011).
  "The Knight." Trans. Jennifer Croft. Words Without Borders: The Online Magazine for International Literature.
  "Preserves for Life." Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Granta. 3 Nov. 2011.
  Primeval and Other Times. Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Prague: Twisted Spoon Press. 2009.
  "Professor Andrews Goes to Warsaw: December 1980." Trans. Kim Jastremski. Chicago Review 46.3-4 Special Issue on New Polish Writing. (Fall 2000): 302-311.
  "Professor Andrews Goes to Warsaw." Trans. Kim Jastremski. Literary Anthology of Visegrad 4 Countries. Ed. Pál Békés.
  "The Subject." Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Polish Writing.
  "The Ugliest Woman in the World." Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. Best European Fiction 2011. Ed. Aleksandar Hemon. Champaign, IL: Dalkey Archive Press. 2010. 134-145.
  "Where History's March Is a Funeral Procession." Trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones. New York Times. 15 Apr. 2010. [p. A27].

Bronisław Troński (1921-2012)
  "Death Passed Here." Trans. Maria de Gorgey. The Modern Polish Mind: An Anthology of Stories and Essays by Writers Living in Poland Today. Ed. Maria Kuncewicz. London: Secker & Warburg. 1962. 75-81.

Teresa Truszkowska (1925 - 1992)
  "Auschwitz." Trans. Adam A. Zych. The Auschwitz Poems. Ed. Adam A. Zych. Oświecim, Poland: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. 1999. 290.

Magdalena Tulli (1955 - )
  Dreams and Stones: excerpt. Trans. Bill Johnston. Words Without Borders (March 2004).
  Dreams and Stones. Trans. Bill Johnston. Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books. 2004.
  Flaw. Trans. Bill Johnston. Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books. 2007.
  Flaw ; extract. Trans. Bill Johnston. Edinburgh Review. Special issue: "Made in Poland: New Writing from Poland." 121 (2007): 84-90.
  In Red: excerpt. Przekładaniec Special Issue: Contemporary Polish Writing. 2001.
  In Red: excerpts. Trans. Bill Johnston. Chicago Review 46.3-4 Special Issue on New Polish Writing. (Fall 2000): 255-262.
  In Red. Trans. Bill Johnston. Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books. 2011.
  Moving Parts. Trans. Bill Johnston. Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books. 2005.

Jerzy Turowicz (1912-1999)
  "Catholicism Today." Trans. Maria de Gorgey. The Modern Polish Mind: An Anthology of Stories and Essays by Writers Living in Poland Today. Ed. Maria Kuncewicz. London: Secker & Warburg. 1962. 336-342.

Agata Tuszyńska (1957 - )
  2 Poems. Chicago Review 46.3-4 Special Issue on New Polish Writing. (Fall 2000).

• "Łęczyca." Trans. Joanna Trzeciak. 314.
• "New York -- Warsaw." Trans. Joanna Trzeciak. 314.

  13 Poems. Trans. Regina Grol. Ambers Aglow: An Anthology of Contemporary Polish Women's Poetry. Ed. Regina Grol. Austin, TX: Host Publications. 1996. Polish and English.

• "Attempt at an Escape." 412-413.
• "Classified Ads." 408-411.
• "the clock rattles . . ." 414-415.
• "Differently." 400-401.
• "Faith." 414-415.
• "I am burning bridges . . ." 412-413.
• "A Letter to Grigory Kanowicz." 402-405.
• "On a Wagon." 406-407.
• "Prohibition." 412-413.
• "Question." 412-413.
• "Salvation." 412-413.
• "--take it all . . ." 412-413.
• "The Third Shore." 412-413.

  Lost Landscapes: In Search of Isaac Bashevis Singer and the Jews of Poland. Darby, PA: DIANE Publishing. 1998.
  Vera Gran: The Accused. Trans. from French by Charles Ruas. New York: Knopf. 2013.

Ks. Jan Twardowski (1915-2006)
  5 Poems. Przekładaniec Special Issue: Contemporary Polish Writing (2001).
  5 Poems. Trans. Sarah Lawson and Małgorzata Koraszewska. Brindin Press. In Polish and English.

•   "Ant Dragon-fly Ladybird."
•   "Do Not Judge."
•   "Happiness."
•   "Overheard and Noted Down."
•   "Saint Nitwit."

  7 Poems. Modern Poetry in Translation. New Series 18 (2001).

•   "All Is Important." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
•   "Dogmatists are making noises in Latin . . ." Trans. Sarah Lawson and Małgorzata Koraszewska.
•   "In March." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
•   "Not So Not So." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
•   "Overheard Written Down." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
•   "Painter after Death." Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner.
•   "The Quail." Trans. Sarah Lawson and Małgorzata Koraszewska.

  7 Poems. European Voices. Modern Poetry in Translation. #18. Ed. Daniel Weissbort. London: King's College London. 2001.

• "All Is Important." Trans. Ryszard Reisner. 181-182.
• "Dogmatists are making noise in Latin . . ." Trans. Sarah Lawson and Małgorzata Koraszewska. 180.
• "In March." Trans. Ryszard Reisner. 181.
• "Not So Not So." Trans. Ryszard Reisner. 182.
• "Overheard Written Down." Trans. Ryszard Reisner. 182.
• "Painter after Death." Trans. Ryszard Reisner. 182.
• "The Quail." Sarah Lawson and Małgorzata Koraszewska. 181.

  8 Poems. Jan Rybicki's Modern Polish Poetry.

• "As It Must." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
• "Asking for Faith." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
• "Hungry." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
• "The Jesus of Nonbelievers." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
• "Old People." Trans. Jan Rybicki.
• "They Told Love." Trans. Jan Rybicki.
• "When You Say." Trans. Jan Rybicki.
• "The World." Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.

  10 Poems. Trans. Ryszard J. Reisner. Ars Interpres: An International Journal of Poetry, Translation & Art. No. 5.

• "Andersen's Return": excerpt.
• "boats full of cold gardens berthed again . . ."
• "Certain Uncertainty."
• "The Forester's Hut."
• "The Inn Keeper Who Knew When He'd Die."
• "In the World Enchanted."
• "Poem to a Little Girl."
• "Similarities."
• "They all crave for bread to beget bread . . ."
• "To Jesus Left in Agony by Church Organs."

  Kiedy Mowisz/When You Say. Trans. Stanisław Barańczak and others. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie. 2000. English and Polish.
  "Princess," trans. "sb." The Sarmatian Review 18.2 (Sept. 1998).
  Serious Angel. Trans. Sarah Lawson and Małgorzata Koraszewska. Sawtry, UK: Dedalus Press. 2004.

Leopold Tyrmand (1920-1985)
  Diary 1954. Trans. Anita Shelton and A.J. Wrobel. Evanston, IL: Northwestern U P. 2014.
  The Man with the White Eyes. Trans. David Welsh. New York: Knopf. 1959.
  The Media Shangri-la: Where Everyone Is Free but Some Are Freer. Rockford, IL: Rockford College Institute. 1975. Reprinted from The American Scholar 45.1 (Winter 1975-76).
  Notebooks of a Dilettante. New York: Macmillan. 1970.
  On Liberal Culture. 1984.
  The Rosa Luxemburg Contraceptives Cooperative: a Primer on Communist Civilization. New York: Macmillan. 1972.
  The Seven Long Voyages. Trans. D. J. Welsh. London: M. Joseph. 1959.
  The Ugly Beautiful People: Essays on Liberal Culture. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. 1985.

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