Silesius Poetry Award
2 appearances
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Edition 8 (2015) Lifetime Achievement Award
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Edition 10 (2017) Winner
Jacek Podsiadło
ヤツェク・ポドシアドウォ
Jacek Podsiadło
Pen Names:
Jac Po（Pen name used for some poems and lighter essays）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964 （Szewna, Poland）
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish, English
- Residence History
- Opole, Poland → Various locations in Poland
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, translator, essayist, radio presenter
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Influenced By
- Frank O'Hara
- Nominations
- Nike Award (nominated), Nike Award (nominated), Nike Award (nominated)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Georg Trakl Prize | — | — | Georg Trakl Prize committee | winner |
| 1998 | Kościelski Prize | — | — | Kościelski Foundation | winner |
| 2000 | Czesław Miłosz Prize | — | — | Czesław Miłosz Prize committee | winner |
Georg Trakl Prize
1994
Organization:
Georg Trakl Prize committee
Result:
winner
Kościelski Prize
1998
Organization:
Kościelski Foundation
Result:
winner
Czesław Miłosz Prize
2000
Organization:
Czesław Miłosz Prize committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Wisława Szymborska Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Nieszczęście doskonałe
1987 poetryDebut poetry collection containing experimental early poems.
individual vs societyabsurdityidentity
Translations
- Portions translated into English, German and other languages
W lunaparkach smutny, w lupanarach śmieszny
1990 poetryA collection mixing social critique and humor, situated within the brulion generation.
social criticismhumorurban life
Kra
2005 poetryA mid-career collection showing maturity; personal memory intersects with political themes.
memorypoliticseveryday life
Litania i inne wiersze przeciw państwu
2019 poetry (selected)A selected volume of poems thematically opposing the state and oppression.
anti-authoritarianismpacifismcivic life
Podwójne wahadło
2020 poetryRecent work focusing on oscillations of time and memory.
timememoryexistence
Bibliography
- Nieszczęście doskonałe (1987)
- W lunaparkach smutny, w lupanarach śmieszny (1990)
- Wiersze wybrane 1985-1990 (1992)
- Arytmia (1993)
- Dobra ziemia dla murarzy (1994)
- Języki ognia (1994)
- To all the whales I'd love before (1996)
- Niczyje, boskie (1998)
- Wiersze zebrane (1998; 2nd ed. 2003)
- I ja pobiegłem w tę mgłę (2001)
- Kra (2005)
- A mój syn... (2006)
- Życie, a zwłaszcza śmierć Angeliki de Sancé (2008)
- Trzy domy (2009)
- Konie, dziewczyna i pies. Pamiętnik (2019)
- Litania i inne wiersze przeciw państwu (2019)
- Podwójne wahadło (2020)
Translations of Works
- Some poems and selections translated into English, German, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern free-verse styledirect language linking personal experience and social critiqueearly experimental expression
- Recurring Motifs
- oppression and resistanceeveryday life and memoryhumor and irony
Legacy
A significant contemporary Polish poet associated with the brulion generation; valued for his critical stance toward state and authority and his poetic exploration of everyday life.
Archives
- Media category on Wikimedia Commons
Quotes
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In his work he opposes forms of social oppression (state, army, education), advocating anarchist and pacifist views.
Source: Wikipedia (article: Jacek Podsiadło) (2025)
Trivia
- Sometimes uses the pen name 'Jac Po'.
- Hosted the radio program 'Studnia' from 1993 to 2008.
- Since 2009 runs his own Home Radio on the Internet.
- Was a regular columnist for Tygodnik Powszechny (2000–2007).
- His poems have been translated into English, German, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.