Remus came to life!
Aleksander Majkowski (1876 -1938)
At least this appeared to be true in Luzino on 8 December, 2008, during the celebrations capping the year dedicated to Aleksander Majkowski. The review of the year from the Kashubian perspective comes across quite uninspiring. Fortunately, the recent Luzino county events immensely improved the tally. Monday’s ceremony at the Pisarzy Kaszubsko-Pomorskich Public Gymnasium in Luzino dedicated to recognizing the participants of the arts and writing competitions mobilized the community, gathered crowds, thus turning it into a tremendous success.
“Remus – albeit high in stature
Had withered like a shaft
His cover was full of patches
As he wore raggedy clothes.”
This is how Remus, the hero of A. Majkowski’s most acclaimed novel was depicted by a young writer hiding under a nickname of “Perełka,” Ewelina Hebel, Luzino’s native. She also was one of this year’s contest finalists. Out of 78 submitted poems, the five-member jury, headed by Tomasz Fopke, awarded 13 grouped into four categories. The first place in the youth category was taken by Kinga Serkowska of Kartuzy; Natalia Król was the first prize recipient in the Gymnasium category. Among the High School contestants, Adam Hebel has been singled out while in the adult category, Elżbieta Bugajna of Goręczyno had claimed the top prize. (more…)
