Marcin Swietlicki
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Marcin Świetlicki is a Polish
poet
, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Cracow, Poland.
Świetlicki was born in Piaski
, near Lublin
, Poland
. He studied Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University
in Cracow, where he has been living since 1980. He worked as an editor at the Tygodnik Powszechny weekly until 2004. Beside his extensive publications and readings as a poet, he also performs as an actor, and heads the band Świetliki (Fireflies). Świetlicki has won various prizes and awards for his poetry, including the 1996 Kościelski Prize.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Cracow, Poland.
Świetlicki was born in Piaski
Piaski
Piaski , formerly Piaski Luterskie, is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river. The town's population is about 2,660 . Administratively it belongs to Powiat of Świdnik of the Lublin Voivodeship. It lies 16 km Southeast of Świdnik.- History :...
, near Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He studied Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
in Cracow, where he has been living since 1980. He worked as an editor at the Tygodnik Powszechny weekly until 2004. Beside his extensive publications and readings as a poet, he also performs as an actor, and heads the band Świetliki (Fireflies). Świetlicki has won various prizes and awards for his poetry, including the 1996 Kościelski Prize.
External links
- I find the trace, translated by Peter Constantine
- biography and bibliography at "Culture.PL" website of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute