Mira Kus
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Mira Kuś, is a contemporary Polish poet. She lives in Kraków
and is a journalist and member of the Polish Writers Association.
at Jagiellonian University
and she often writes science articles for the press.
Translations of some of her poems have appeared in foreign newspapers and magazines in Germany
, U.S.
, Sweden
, Bulgaria
and Slovenia
, including The Southern Review.
She has written seven poem books:
Anthologies:
Textbooks:
She has also published fairy tales for children, in school textbooks among others. She has won several competitions and awards.
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...
and is a journalist and member of the Polish Writers Association.
Works
She graduated in PhysicsPhysics
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at 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....
and she often writes science articles for the press.
Translations of some of her poems have appeared in foreign newspapers and magazines in Germany
Germany
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, U.S.
United States
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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and Slovenia
Slovenia
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, including The Southern Review.
She has written seven poem books:
- Wiersze (samizdat, 1976)
- Gdzieś jest ta oaza (Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków)
- Natura daje mi tajemne znaki (Warszawa)
- Rajski pejzaż (Baran i Suszczyński, Kraków)
- Przekłady z zieleni (Plus, Kraków)
- O, niebotyczna góro garów (Kraków)
- Miedzy tym a tamtym brzegiem", (Wyd. Collumbinum, Kraków 2010)
Anthologies:
- "Sercem pisane. Wybór wierszy". Biblioteczka repertuarowa miesięcznika "Kultura i Ty", Warszawa 1978
- "Drugi Krakowski Almanach Młodych", WL, Kraków, 1980
- "Poeta jest jak dziecko", MAW, Warszawa 1987
- "Wieczór jednego wiersza poetów krakowskich", Kościół oo. Karmelitów Na Piasku, wtorek 18.października 1988; IX Tydzień Kultury Chrześcijańskiej w Krakowie; wyd. Wydział Duszpasterstwa Kurii Metropolitalnej, Kraków 1988
- "Od Staffa do Wojaczka Poezja polska 1939-1988, antologia,Bohdan Drozdowski i Bohdan Urbankowski, Wydawnictwo Lódzkie, Lódź 1991
- "Shifting boarders", Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey 1993
- "W imię miłości..." antologia wierszy miłosnych poetek polskich (Oficyna Wydawniczo-Poligraficzna "Adam", Warszawa 1995)
- "Ambers aglow", Host Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas 1996
- "Snuć miłość. Antologia polskiej liryki miłosnej od XV do XX w.", redakcja Włodzimierza Boleckiego, Świat Książki,Warszawa 1997
- "Das Unsichtbare lieben", Kirsten Gutge Verlag, Koln 1998
- "Poezja i gwiazdy", SPP Oddział Kraków, Plus, Kraków, corocznie od 1995 do 2008
- "Krynickie Jesienie Literackie" antologia poetycka pod red.Gabrieli Matuszek,Kraków 2007
- w:"Plamak", bułgarska antologia poetów polskich,Sofia 2008
- "Poezija jednannja. Wirszi z Krakowa", Lwów, 2008
- "Sdiełano w Polsze, wiek XX, pieriewody Andrieja Baziliewskogo", Moskwa 2009
Textbooks:
- w: "Słońce na stole", textbook for primary school (for the third classes, The Polish Language) Katowice
She has also published fairy tales for children, in school textbooks among others. She has won several competitions and awards.