An Evening of Poetry
Each year, the department hosts An Evening of Russian and Polish Poetry, allowing students at all levels to present poems and other writing to their fellow students. It's one of the department's favorite traditions.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
4:30pm, via Zoom
Slavic Slam: An Evening of Poetry and Performance
We were delighted to give out the following awards for the performances:
Best Delivery (Heritage)– Russian: Helen Hopersky
Honorable Mentions: Arina Valitova, Alexander Levitis, Alex Warden, Ivan Nikolaev
Best Delivery (Heritage)– Polish: Monika Brenko, Robert Sac
Best Delivery (Non-Heritage)– Russian: Mikaela Zalepa
Best Delivery (Non-Heritage)– Polish: Zain Taqvi
Best Phonetics (Non-Heritage)– Russian: John Thatcher
Best Phonetics (Non-Heritage)– Polish: Zain Taqvi, Emily Howlett
Best Live Performance: Marcus Cook
Honorable Mention: Jairah Sengco
Best Operatic Performance (Baritone): Alexander Warden
Best Memorized: Jennifer Raskoshin, Alexander Warden, Helen Hopersky
Best Production Value: Mikaela Zalepa
Honorable Mention: Anabelle Accetta-Beman
Most Creatively Bizzarre: Anabelle Accetta-Beman
Honorable Mentions: Jairah Sengco, Helen Hopersky
Best Musical Performance– Russian: Serafima Maldonado
Honorable Mention: Alexander Warden
Best Musical Performance– Polish: Robert Sac
Best Musical Performance– Ukrainian: Yury Lauterbach
Most Sarcastic: Zakery Kirsh-Dziki, Magdalena Piasecki, Emily Orzechowksi
Most Emotionally Intense: Serafima Maldonado
Honorable Mentions: Valery Lyssyakevich, Alissa Skakalskaya, Olivia Drazhek
Most Expressive: Julia Sorkin, Liza Ter-Saakov
Ambitious Choice: Ellis Gordon, Lev Sudol, Bektur Totoshev
Courageous Readers: Emily Gill, Marie Parkin Daniel Popov
Audience Choice– Polish: Robert Sac
Audience Choice– Russian: Helen Hopersky
Once again, huge thanks to all of the participants and attendees. We look forward to seeing your submissions at the next Slavic Slam!
Friday, November 5, 2021
12pm, via Zoom
Kapustnik: An afternoon of Russian & Polish poetry and performance
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
4-5pm, live on Zoom!
Russian awards
Peter Stegun (Russian 101)- Courageous Reader in Russian
Ellis Gordon (Russian 101)- Courageous Reader in Russian
Nicole Cabrera (Russian 101)- Best Zoom Background
Karen Done (Russian 315)- Best On-Location Shot
Jason Cordova (Russian 201)- Best Memorized (eyes closed) in Russian
Juliana Tin (Russian 101)- Musical Interlude / Best Energy in Russian
Mikaela Peters (Russian 401)- Best Delivery in Russian (Non-Heritage)
Kristina Zarudna (Russian 101)- Great Delivery in Russian (Non-Heritage)
Jaden Riveles (Russian 201)- Best Production / Most Bizarre / Audience Choice
Helen Hopersky (Russian 401)- Best Overall / Most Emotionally Intense
Polish awards (all for Polish 201)
Kamil Skup- Best Delivery in Polish
Veronica Zielonka- Best Energy in Polish
Milosz Krupinski- Best Memorized (eyes closed) in Polish
Nikodem Kisielewski- Great Delivery in Polish
Gabriela Lapinska- Great Delivery in Polish
Nicole Stefanczuk- Great Delivery in Polish
Fall 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
4:30-6:30pm, Pane Room, Alexander Library
EVENING OF RUSSIAN AND POLISH POETRY
An evening of poetry recitals by students of Russian and Polish at Rutgers.
