Józef Krupinski
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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...
. He spent the last days of his life in Orzesze
Orzesze
Orzesze is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands....
, 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...
. Prizewinner of the Edward Stachura Award and member of the Association of Polish Writers in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
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From 1969 he published his works in literacy periodicals such as "Akant", "Poezja", "Miesięcznik Literacki" or "Życie Literackie". His most important collections are "Marsz żałobny", "Z pokładów serca", "Mój pogrzeb pierwszy".
His works express longing of a miner for a landscape of Kujawy.
Volumes of verse
- Kwiaty kujawskie - Kuyavian flowers (1981)
- Marsz żałobny - Funeral march (1985)
- Tratwa Świętej Barbary - Saint Barbara's raft (1986)
- Mój pogrzeb pierwszy - My first funeral (1987)
- Z pokładów serca - From heart-seams (1992)