Silesius Poetry Award
2 appearances
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Edition 4 (2011) Winner
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Edition 11 (2018) Lifetime Achievement Award
Bohdan Zadura
ボフダン・ザドゥラ
Bohdan Zadura
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-02-18 （Puławy, Poland）
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish, English (translation), Ukrainian (translation), Hungarian (translation)
- Residence History
- Puławy (birthplace) → Lublin → Warsaw
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, literary critic, editor
- Active Years
- 1962-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Silesius Award | Nocne życie / Nightlife | 年間最優秀書籍 / Book of the Year | Silesius Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Honorary Citizen of Puławy | — | — | Municipal Office of Puławy | 授与 |
Silesius Award
Work:
Nocne życie / Nightlife
Category:
年間最優秀書籍 / Book of the Year
Organization:
Silesius Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Honorary Citizen of Puławy
2010
Organization:
Municipal Office of Puławy
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
W krajobrazie z amfor
1968 poetryEarly poetry collection blending landscape imagery with classical motifs.
landscapememorytime
Cisza
1994 poetryA mature collection focusing on silence and absence of voice; published in multiple editions.
silencesolitudeintrospection
Nocne życie / Nightlife
2010 poetryPoems depicting the city's night, exploring everyday rituals and the sense of nocturnal time; was recognized by the Silesius Award.
citynighteveryday life
Wiersze zebrane (Collected Poems)
2005 poetry (collected)Multi-volume collected poems summarizing many years of his work.
memoryplacepoetics
Bibliography
- W krajobrazie z amfor, 1968
- Podróż morska, 1971
- Pożegnanie Ostendy, 1974
- Małe muzea, 1977
- Zejście na ląd, 1983
- Starzy znajomi, 1986
- Prześwietlone zdjęcia, 1990
- Cisza, 1994 / 1996
- Noc poetów. Warszawa pisarzy, 1998
- Kaszel w lipcu, 2000
- Więzień i krotochwila, 2001
- Poematy, 2001
- Ptasia grypa, 2002
- Kopiec kreta, 2002
- Stąd: wiersze puławskie, 2002
- Wiersze zebrane (3 volumes), 2005/2006
- Wszystko, 2008
- Nocne życie, 2010
- Zmartwychwstanie ptaszka (wiersze i sny), 2012
- Lata spokojnego słońca, 1968 (prose)
- A żeby ci nie było żal, 1972 (prose)
- Patrycja i chart afgański, 1976 (prose)
- Do zobaczenia w Rzymie, 1980 (prose)
Translations by Author
- Translation of D. J. Enright, Księga Fausta (1984)
- Translations of Tony Harrison (e.g. Kumkwat dla Johna Keatsa) (1990)
- Co-translation of John Ashbery's work (1993)
- Translation of Tony Harrison, Sztuka i zagłada (1999)
Translations of Works
- German translations by Henryk Bereska, Andreas Reimann, Dieter Kalka, Doreen Daume
- Ukrainian translations by Dmytro Pavlychko, Andriy Bondar, Mykola Rjabchuk, Andrij Ljubka
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical yet conversational voicecalm, observational dictionmultilingual perspective informed by translation and criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and the pastplace and urban landscapesbirds and nature motifssilence and stillness
Legacy
Bohdan Zadura is a significant figure in contemporary Polish poetry and has influenced the field as a translator and critic. As longtime editor of the literary journal Twórczość he contributed to the poetic scene, and his work has been introduced internationally through translations.
Academic Societies
- Polish Writers' Association (Związek Literatów Polskich)
In Popular Culture
- Frequently appears in discussions and anthologies of contemporary Polish poetry
Trivia
- Debuted in 1962 in the magazine Kamena.
- Since 2004 he has been editor-in-chief of the monthly Twórczość.
- Named an honorary citizen of Puławy in 2010.
- Has translated poetry from English, Ukrainian and Hungarian.