Odra (magazine)

Odra (means river Oder in Polish) is a well-established monthly art and culture magazine Polish which has the reputation of an opinion-maker.

History and profile

Odra has been published in Wrocław since 1961. The magazine is published monthly and provides news on art and culture.^[1] The sections inside have not changed much over the years. It publishes poetry and prose, philosophical discourses, historical articles (mostly concerning the Lower Silesia and Wrocław), correspondence from abroad. It also reviews and discusses cultural events related to literature, fine arts, music and theatre. There is an extensive reviews section with descriptions of books, exhibitions, classical and popular records, concerts, etc. Also, there are regular columns which have included articles written by, for instance, Stanisław Lem and Wojciech Dzieduszycki.^[2]

Urszula Koziol was the editor-in-chief of Odra from 1968 to 2000s.^[3] It is now edited by Mieczysław Orski

Periodically, the magazine is accompanied by a supplement presenting works of Silesian artists. Poets and writers who also have been published by Odra are Hanna Krall, Czesław Miłosz, Zbigniew Herbert, Ryszard Kapuściński, Tadeusz Różewicz, Wisława Szymborska, Jan Miodek, Wacław Grabkowski and many poets of the younger generation such as Miłosz Biedrzycki, Jacek Dehnel, Tadeusz Dąbrowski, Piotr Macierzyński, Jakobe Mansztajn, Przemysław Witkowski, Joanna Lech among others.

In October 2014 Odra was presented the Hedwig Award.^[4]

See also

• List of magazines in Poland

References