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...scholar of modern Polish poetry, Baranczak has already published eight books on Polish literature, as well as translations...

Author: By Angela C. Loh, | Title: Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Four Profs | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

Baranczak said he will devote his six-month award to writing a book on the history of Polish poetry since World War II. Because there are "hundreds of [Polish] poets after 1944," the book will be "a very extensive work," he said...

Author: By Angela C. Loh, | Title: Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Four Profs | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

Skocpol, Scanlon and two other fellowship winners--Jurzykowski Professor of Polish Language and Literature Stanislaw Baranczak and Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy Isadore Twersky--all said they planned to develop their Guggenheim-sponsored research into books...

Author: By Angela C. Loh, | Title: Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Four Profs | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

Fink, one of the rally's organizers, identifiedthe man as "Joe," a Polish activist who used to bea counter-demonstrator at student protests in the1960s. Fink said "Joe" was a member of the PolishFreedom Fighters, a group he said is associatedwith white supremacist organizations...

Author: By David A. Plotz, | Title: 500 Remember Protests of 1969 | 4/8/1989 | See Source »

When so-called round-table talks between the Polish regime and the Solidarity-led opposition began last month, few observers expected a quick breakthrough. At issue was the political price the government would pay to win support for economic austerity measures. Last week, to just about everyone's surprise, the negotiators disclosed that they had agreed on a thorough reorganization of the political system. The reform would include the creation of a senate to complement the existing lower house, or Sejm, with members chosen in free elections, as well as the institution of a powerful presidency, with the officeholder selected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland Out of the Political Desert | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

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