Papusza

A reportage on an exhibition in Żagan, in Western Poland, about the Romani Poetess Papusza. She lived there before moving to Gorzów Wielkopolski. She came from a group of Polish Roma. There were many artists in her family, playing at weddings or in taverns. She learned to read and write on her own. Her enormous talent was discovered by Jerzy Ficowski, supported by Julian Tuwim.

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