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This one honors Bronislaw Maj.
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"Bronislaw Maj (born 19 November 1953) is a Polish poet, essayist, translator and academic.
Biography
Maj attended Jan Kasprowicz High School in Lódz. He later graduated in Polish philology from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków and there he obtained his Ph.D. in the humainites.
He made his debut in 1980. In 1984 he received the Koscielski Award for the poetry book Wspólne powietrze (The Common Air). In his poems Maj often focuses on the metaphysical topics, though he avoids writing classical religious poetry.
Maj is also a stage performer. He created and performed several times as a character called Pani Lola (Mrs Lola).[3] He has written the lyrics for several songs by Grzegorz Turnau.
Currently he lives and works in Kraków. He works as a lecturer at the Jagiellonian University.
Works
Poetry
Wiersze (Poems, 1980)
Taka wolnosc. Wiersze z lat 1971–1975 (Such Freedom. Poems from the years 1971–1975, 1981)
Wspólne powietrze (The Common Air, Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1981) – The Koscielski Award in 1984
Album rodzinny (The Family Album, Oficyna Literacka, 1986)
Zaglada Swietego Miasta (The Destruction of the Holy City, London, 1986)
Zmeczenie (The Fatigue, Znak, 1986)
Swiatlo (The Light, Znak, 1994)
Elegie, treny, sny (Elegies, laments, dreams, Znak, 2003)
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