Silesius Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2018) Excellence Award
Jerzy Jarniewicz
イェジー・ヤルニェヴィチ
Jerzy Jarniewicz
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-05-04 （Łowicz, Poland）
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish, English
- Residence History
- Łowicz (birthplace) → Łódź (studies, residence) → Warsaw (work, lectures) → Oxford (visits/lectures)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, literary critic, translator, essayist, academic
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- Editor, Literatura na Świecie, University of Łódź (lecturer), University of Warsaw (lecturer), Collegium Invisibile, Association of Translators of Literature, Council of the National Culture Center (Narodowe Centrum Kultury), Polish Academy of Sciences (former member)
- Memberships
- Polish Academy of Sciences (former member), Association of Translators of Literature, Collegium Invisibile, Council of the National Culture Center (Narodowe Centrum Kultury)
- Influenced By
- Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, Contemporary English and Irish poetry
- Nominations
- Nike Award (2008, Znaki firmowe), Wisława Szymborska Award (2022, Mondo Cane)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolesław Prus High School No. 21, Łódź | — | — | — | — | Poland |
| University of Łódź | English studies and Philosophy | English language and literature | — | 1970s–1980s（概略） | Poland |
| University of Oxford (visiting) | — | — | — | 1984–1985 | United Kingdom |
Bolesław Prus High School No. 21, Łódź
Country:
Poland
Secondary education
University of Łódź
English studies and Philosophy
/ English language and literature
Period:
1970s–1980s（概略）
Country:
Poland
Studied English language and literature and philosophy
University of Oxford (visiting)
Period:
1984–1985
Country:
United Kingdom
Visiting study/lectureship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gold Cross of Merit | — | — | Republic of Poland | winner |
| 2006 | Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (Bronze) | — | — | Polish Ministry of Culture | winner |
| 2018 | Silesius Poetry Award | Puste noce | Book of the Year | Wrocław poetry award committee | winner |
| 2022 | Nike Award | Mondo Cane | — | Nike Award committee | winner |
| 2008 | Nike Award (nominated) | Znaki firmowe | — | Nike Award committee | nominated |
| 2022 | Wisława Szymborska Award (nominated) | Mondo Cane | — | Wisława Szymborska Award committee | nominated |
Gold Cross of Merit
2006
Organization:
Republic of Poland
Result:
winner
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (Bronze)
2006
Organization:
Polish Ministry of Culture
Result:
winner
Silesius Poetry Award
2018
Work:
Puste noce
Category:
Book of the Year
Organization:
Wrocław poetry award committee
Result:
winner
Nike Award
2022
Work:
Mondo Cane
Organization:
Nike Award committee
Result:
winner
Nike Award (nominated)
2008
Work:
Znaki firmowe
Organization:
Nike Award committee
Result:
nominated
Wisława Szymborska Award (nominated)
2022
Work:
Mondo Cane
Organization:
Wisława Szymborska Award committee
Result:
nominated
Awards & Nominations
Nike Literary Award (Nagroda Literacka 'Nike')
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Mondo Cane
2021 poetryA poetry collection exploring social and personal themes — language, memory and alienation — acclaimed and awarded the Nike Award.
languagememoryalienationpersonal history
Puste noce
2017 poetryA collection centered on night and solitude; won the Silesius Poetry Award (Book of the Year) in 2018.
nightsolitudememory
Woda na Marsie
2015 poetryA poetry collection featuring wit and sharp observation, characterized by linguistic play and cultural references.
linguistic playcultureobservation
Bibliography
- Korytarze (1984)
- Rzeczy oczywistość (1992)
- Rozmowa będzie możliwa (1993)
- Są rzeczy których nie ma (1995)
- Niepoznaki (2000)
- Po śladach (2000)
- Dowód z tożsamości (2003)
- Oranżada (2005)
- Skądinąd. 1977–2007 (2007)
- Makijaż (2009)
- Wybór wiersza (2012)
- Na dzień dzisiejszy i chwilę obecną (2012)
- Woda na Marsie (2015)
- Puste noce (2017)
- Sankcje. Wybór wierszy i wypowiedzi (2018)
- Confiscarea instrumentelor (2019)
- Mondo Cane (2021)
Translations by Author
- Translations of James Joyce
- Translations of Philip Roth
- Translations of John Banville
- Translations of Ursula K. Le Guin
- Translations of Craig Raine
Translations of Works
- Confiscarea instrumentelor (Romanian edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- measured, analytical poetic voicerhythmic influences from English and Irish poetrytranslation-aware attentiveness to language
- Recurring Motifs
- nightmemorylanguage and translationself and identity
Legacy
Jerzy Jarniewicz is a prominent contemporary Polish poet, critic and translator whose scholarship and translations of English-language poetry have made significant contributions to Polish letters. His Nike Award in 2022 and other distinctions have brought him broad recognition.
Academic Societies
- Collegium Invisibile
- Polish Academy of Sciences (former member)
Trivia
- Won the Nike Award in 2022 for the poetry collection Mondo Cane.
- Received the Gold Cross of Merit and the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis in 2006.
- Has taught English literature at the University of Łódź and the University of Warsaw.
- Known both as a poet and as a translator/critic of English-language literature.