Poems by Polish Female Poets and the Burning Issue of Religion

The aim of this paper is to show the presence religion and particular evolution lyrical matrixes connected in Polish poems female poets. There a women roots literary traditions. For centuries, image woman with pen her hand was one most important imponderabilia. Until 19th century, poets continued be rare. Where do appear historical record, they are linked institutions such as monasteries, where intellectuals were able find relative liberty refuge. Many poetic forms used 16th, late 17th, 18th centuries typically male origin followed established models. In specific mother link religious portrait Madonna Mother God (the first poem presents Bogurodzica, Virgin Mary, Jesus) reinforces women’s new presence. From Adam Mickiewicz’s Do matki Polki (To Mother), term “Polish mother” becomes separate literary, epistemological, sociological category. Throughout 20th century (with some exceptions), impact Romanticism its poetical models remained alive, even if underwent modifications. period communism, during Period Partitions Second World War, privileged lyric, reproduced Romantic schema poetics from 19th-century canons, which religion. Religious poetry domain few author-poets who look for inner freedom engagement (Anna Kamieńska) or whom form therapy bodily illness (Joanna Pollakówna). This, however, does not constitute an otherness specificity “feminine” relation Poets interested reproducing roles reach second type expression: replacing “mother” “lover” “the priestess love” Sappho model) present Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska. “religion” love work distances them problems engaged social disputes constitutes return pagan rituals (Hymn idolatrous Halina Poświatowska) carnality body, necessarily overcoming previous aesthetic ideals Świrszczyńska). It only since 21st that have significantly changed. They place Catholic Church Poland society. Four analysed study, shown through examples Genowefa Jakubowska-Fijałkowska, Justyna Bargielska, Anna Augustyniak, Malina Prześluga Witches’ Choir.