September 2017

September 28, 2017
3 Polish Poets for Poetry Day – classic and modern

So it's National Poetry Day in the UK and the classics are coming out, but do you know the most famous lines of Polish Poetry? It has to be the...

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September 23, 2017
Legendary Pole, Hubal the first Partisan of WWII

Did you know that the Poles were not only the first to fight in World War II, but they set up the first Partyzantka (Partisan Unit) on 23 September 1939....

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September 15, 2017
Fall in love with Polish cookery with “Wild Honey and Rye”

I have several Polish cookbooks on my kitchen shelf, including the great classic Kuchnia Polska which is splattered with food on my favourite recipes and  is an encyclopedia in itself,...

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September 9, 2017
Unpronounceable Polish word of the week – can you?

Krnąbrny So my friend has just described her child's behaviour in this way. When you can mould your mouth around its consonants, it means: rebellious, defiant, incalcitrant, stubborn and generally...

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