| Abstrakt: |
Marek Kusiba's article is an excerpt from a book in progress entitled Adresy diaspory (Diaspora Addresses), devoted to describing the autobiographical places (term by Małgorzata Czermińska) of Polish émigré writers in North America. In the presented text, the author discusses the poetry and correspondence of the Skamandrites (Lechoń, Wittlin, Wierzyński) written in the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains and Adirondacks. The trips through that magical landscape, located a few hours north of New York, inspired novels, poetry and letters where we find numerous references to Carpathian views from the pre-war times and associations with experiences of childhood and youth. The New York metropolis, on the other hand, sometimes had a depressing effect on these writers. Perhaps Jan Lechoń, the youngest of the Skamandrites, felt this influence strongly. Marek Kusiba visits the Henry Hudson Hotel, where Lechoń fell or jumped from the terrace, committing suicide. The author tries to understand and explain the circumstances of the poet's death and the misunderstandings which have emerged around it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
