Stan Skrzeszewski is a writer of poetry, short stories, plays and even one libretto. He also serves as a curator at the Orlinski Museum and Archives of the Polish Armed Forces. In another life, Stan was a librarian, management consultant and a facilitator of philosopher’s cafes. The son of a Polish Veteran and Scottish War Bride, he feels a passionate need to record history. Creative Memories: In Honour of the Polish Soldiers Who Died at the Battle of Fort Erie is “an intensely personal and touching volume of poetry [which] is primarily a tribute to the Polish men who fought during the War of 1812.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ……….4
Contemporary Poems from another Era ……….9
To the Year 1812……….9
Why Brock?……….10
Vanishing into History ……….11
The Purpose of 1812 Poetry……….12
I Dream of Home ……….13
The Long March ……….14
March, March, Dąbrowski to Canada……….16
For Your Health and Ours……….17
So What Do We Know About Them?……….19
What Did They Believe?……….20
Names……….22
Creative Memories……….23
The Duel……….24
We Sing of Prisons……….25
Snake Hill……….26
Fort George and The Commons……….28
After the War……….29
The Fantasy of 1812……….31
Nomads……….32
200 Years Ago Forgotten Finally Remembered……….33
Monuments……….34
Red River……….36
The Hospitality of Red River……….37
The Hawk Totem……….38
The Final Victory of History……….39
Poles in the War of 1812 ……….40
My “Psiakrew!” Moment ……….42
I’m a Pole……….44
A Scotticism……….46
Concluding Note……….48
Stan Skrzeszewski – Author’s Note……….49
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