Bronisława Wajs (Papusza) is one of the best know Romani poets. She owes part of the fame to Jerzy Ficowski, a Polish poet and ethnographer who published her poetry. In the article here, Emilia Kledzik, a professor in the university of Poznan, claims that the poetry were largely constructed by Jerzy Ficowski.
She even uses the word “forgeries”.
- Wiersze Papuszy, które znaliśmy, to głównie falsyfikaty skonstruowane przez Jerzego Ficowskiego. In: Wyborcza. 05.07.2024. https://wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,124059,31109096,wiersze-papuszy-ktore-znalismy-to-glownie-falsyfikaty-skonstruowane.html