Visit PEN International's website

This is a site-wide search. If you’re looking for specific collection pieces, please use Search the Collection.

Menu

Polish Centre

directions See full contact details

The Polish Literary Centre was established in December 1924 and was soon to join PEN International, as agreed in the course of chairman Stefan Zeromski’s prior correspondence with John Galsworthy. On 14 May 1925, two delegates, Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, made their first appearance at the PEN International Congress in Paris. 

Centre polonais

Le Centre littéraire polonais a été créé en décembre 1924. Il était prévu qu’il rejoigne rapidement PEN International, comme en avaient convenu le président Stefan Żeromski et John Galsworthy dans leur correspondance préalable. Le 14 mai 1925, deux délégués, Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński et Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, ont fait leur première apparition au congrès du PEN International à Paris.

Centro Polaco

El Centro Literario Polaco se constituyó en diciembre de 1924 y pronto se unió a PEN Internacional, según lo acordado durante la relación previa del presidente Stefan Zeromski con John Galsworthy. El 14 de mayo de 1925, dos delegados, Tadeusz Boy-Zelenski y Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, hicieron su primera aparición en el Congreso de PEN  Internacional en París.

Read the full history

Selection from the Polish Centre

Show:

View all the Polish Centre Archivesred arrow

1 Jan Karski’s autograph

Image

See archive details
2 Jan Karski and Jacek Kuroń

Image

See archive details
3 Ronald Harwood’s autograph

Image

See archive details
4 Szymborska, Baranowska, and Marjańska

Image

See archive details
5 PEN members during Warsaw Congress

Image

See archive details
6 Joseph Brodsky signing books

Image

See archive details
7 Homero Aridjis and Jacek Bocheński

Image

See archive details
8 Simon Weisenthal and Monika Żeromska

Image

See archive details
9 Saul Bellow’s autograph

Image

See archive details
10 Literary gathering at the Polish Centre

Image

See archive details
11 Maria Kuncewiczowa

Image

See archive details
12 Scottish writers in Warsaw

Image

See archive details
13 Konstantin Balmont signing PEN memorial book

Image

See archive details

View all Polish Centre archives

1 The life of Polish PEN ‘in prison’
Read the full story
2 “We would like to transmit how rich our literature is”
Read the full story