Adam Zagajewski
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Adam Zagajewski is a Polish
poet, novelist, translator and essayist.
In 1982 he emigrated to Paris, but in 2002 he returned to Poland, and resides in Kraków
. His poem "Try To Praise The Mutilated World", printed in The New Yorker
, became famous after the 11 September attacks. He is currently a faculty member at the University of Chicago
and a member of its Committee on Social Thought
. He teaches two classes, one of which is on fellow Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit, and twice received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1992, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship
.
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, novelist, translator and essayist.
In 1982 he emigrated to Paris, but in 2002 he returned to Poland, and resides in Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
. His poem "Try To Praise The Mutilated World", printed in The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, became famous after the 11 September attacks. He is currently a faculty member at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and a member of its Committee on Social Thought
Committee on Social Thought
The Committee on Social Thought is one of several PhD-granting committees at the University of Chicago. It was started in 1941 by historian John Ulric Nef along with economist Frank Knight, anthropologist Robert Redfield, and University President Robert Maynard Hutchins.The committee is...
. He teaches two classes, one of which is on fellow Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. He was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit, and twice received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1992, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
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Poetry
- Tremor (1985)
- Canvas (1991)
- Mysticism for Beginners (1997)
- Without End: New and Selected Poems (2002)
- Eternal Enemies: Poems (2008)
- Unseen Hand: Poems (2011)
Edited
- Polish Writers on Writing (Trinity University Press, 2007)
Poetry
- Komunikat. Kraków, 1972.
- Sklepy mięsne. Kraków, 1975.
- List. Oda do wielości. Paris, 1983.
- Jechać do Lwowa. London, 1985.
- Płótno. Paris, 1990.
- Ziemia ognista. Poznań, 1994.
- Trzej aniołowie. Kraków, 1998.
- Pragnienie. Kraków, 1999.
- Powrót. Kraków, 2003.
- Anteny. Kraków 2005.
Prose
- Ciepło, zimno. Warszawa, 1975.
- Słuch absolutny. Kraków, 1979.
- Cienka kreska. Kraków, 1983.
Essays
- Świat nieprzedstawiony. Kraków, 1974.
- Drugi oddech. Kraków, 1978.
- Solidarność i samotność. "Zeszyty literackie", 1986.
- Dwa miasta. Paryż-Kraków, 1991.
- W cudzym pięknie. Poznań, 1998.
- Obrona żarliwości. Kraków, 2002.
- Poeta rozmawia z filozofem. Warszawa, 2007.
External links
- Profile and poems by Adam Zagajewski at PoetryFoundation.org
- Poems by Adam Zagajewski at SamizdatSamizdat (poetry magazine)Samizdat was an international poetry magazine published in Chicago from 1998 until 2004 and edited by the poet Robert Archambeau. It was noted for its unusual format, being printed on large newsprint pages. Contributors included Adam Zagajewski as well as Clayton Eshleman, Pierre Joris, Jerome...
- Profile and poems by Adam Zagjewski at Poets.org
- Profile at Culture PL
- Profile at Poetry International
- Interview with Adam Zagagjewski in Barcelona Metropolis MagazineBarcelona MetropolisBarcelona Metrópolis is a magazine of urban information and thought dedicated to monitoring the evolution of the city of Barcelona.Barcelona...
, Autumn, 2009 - Recorded at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 1 May 2002. (Audio, 70 mins)