Silesius Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2013) Winner
Marcin Baran
マルチン・バラン
Marcin Baran
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Kraków）
- Nationality
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish
Career
- Occupations
- poet, journalist
- Active Years
- 1980-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagiellonian University | Faculty of Polish Studies | Polonistics (Polish language and literature) | — | — | Poland |
Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Polish Studies
/ Polonistics (Polish language and literature)
Country:
Poland
Studied Polonistics (Polish language and literature)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Nike Award | Zabiegi miłosne | — | Nike Award | ノミネート |
Nike Award
1996
Work:
Zabiegi miłosne
Organization:
Nike Award
Result:
ノミネート
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pomieszanie Kraków
1990 poetryEarly collection of poems reflecting images and emotions related to Kraków.
urbanitymemory
Sosnowiec jest jak kobieta
1992 poetryPoems centered on the theme of women; the title metaphorically links the city of Sosnowiec with a woman.
womenmetaphor
Zabiegi miłosne
1996 poetryA collection exploring love, desire, and images of women. Nominated for the Nike Award in 1996.
lovedesirewomen
Sprzeczne fragmenty
1996 poetryA poetry collection combining various fragmentary images.
fragmentscontradiction
Tanero
1998 poetryWork from the late 1990s featuring poetic experimentation and wordplay.
wordplayexperimental
Prozak liryczny
1999 poetryA collection delving into emotions and the inner self, with a title evoking Prozac.
introspectionpsychological
Bóg raczy wiedzieć
2000 poetryContains poems reflecting on existence, faith, and everyday life.
existencereligious imagery
Destylat
2001 selected poemsA selected poems volume compiling representative works from earlier collections.
selectionoverview
Gnijąca wisienka
2003 poetryA collection employing dark humor and images of decay.
decayhumor
Bibliography
- Pomieszanie Kraków
- Sosnowiec jest jak kobieta
- Zabiegi miłosne
- Sprzeczne fragmenty
- Tanero
- Prozak liryczny
- Bóg raczy wiedzieć
- Destylat
- Gnijąca wisienka
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary poetic expressionsymbolic and metaphorical imagerylinguistic experimentation
- Recurring Motifs
- womendeathlessness/immortality symbolismurban landscapesintrospection
Legacy
One of the notable Polish contemporary poets since the 1990s. Published in the magazine bruLion and recognized for portrayals of women and symbolic imagery. Some of his poetry has been translated into German, Slovak and Czech.
Trivia
- Published poems in the magazine bruLion, associated with a generation of young Polish writers.
- One main theme is women; for Baran women are a symbol of deathlessness.
- The poetry book 'Zabiegi miłosne' was nominated for the Nike Award in 1996.
- Some of his poems have been translated into German, Slovak and Czech.