Silesius Poetry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2011) Lifetime Achievement Award
Urszula Kozioł
ウルシュラ・コジオウ
Urszula Kozioł
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1931-06-20 （Rakówka, Poland）
- Died
- 2025-07-20 age 94
- Nationality
- Polish
- Languages
- Polish
- Residence History
- Rakówka (birthplace) → Zamość (high school) → Wrocław (university; long-term residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, playwright
- Active Years
- 1957-2025
- Affiliations
- Odra (magazine), editorial work
- Influenced By
- Czesław Miłosz (critic/peer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wrocław | — | — | — | –1953 | Poland |
University of Wrocław
Period:
–1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Poland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nike Award | Raptularz | — | Nike Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Gloria Artis Gold Medal for Merit to Culture | — | — | Polish Ministry of Culture (or awarding body) | 受章 |
| 2011 | Silesius Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Silesius Poetry Award organization | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Kazimierz Hoffman Poetry Prize | — | — | Organizing body (Poland) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Warsaw Literary Prize | — | — | Organizers (Warsaw) | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Honorary Citizen of the City of Wrocław | — | — | City of Wrocław | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Der Eichendorff Literature Prize | — | — | Awarding body (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Polish PEN Club Award | — | — | Polish PEN Club | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | — | — | Republic of Poland | 叙勲 |
| 1981 | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | — | — | Republic of Poland | 叙勲 |
| 1974 | Cross of Merit | — | — | Republic of Poland | 叙勲 |
| 1969 | Kościelski Award | — | — | Awarding foundation | 受賞 |
Nike Award
2024
Work:
Raptularz
Organization:
Nike Award committee
Result:
受賞
Gloria Artis Gold Medal for Merit to Culture
2024
Organization:
Polish Ministry of Culture (or awarding body)
Result:
受章
Silesius Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award
2011
Organization:
Silesius Poetry Award organization
Result:
受賞
Kazimierz Hoffman Poetry Prize
2020
Organization:
Organizing body (Poland)
Result:
受賞
Warsaw Literary Prize
2015
Organization:
Organizers (Warsaw)
Result:
受賞
Honorary Citizen of the City of Wrocław
2009
Organization:
City of Wrocław
Result:
受賞
Der Eichendorff Literature Prize
2002
Organization:
Awarding body (Germany)
Result:
受賞
Polish PEN Club Award
1998
Organization:
Polish PEN Club
Result:
受賞
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1997
Organization:
Republic of Poland
Result:
叙勲
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1981
Organization:
Republic of Poland
Result:
叙勲
Cross of Merit
1974
Organization:
Republic of Poland
Result:
叙勲
Kościelski Award
1969
Organization:
Awarding foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nike Literary Award (Nagroda Literacka 'Nike')
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Gumowe klocki
1957 PoetryDebut poetry collection gathering early poems.
daily lifechildhood memory
W rytmie korzeni
1963 PoetryConsidered her breakthrough poetry collection; deals with roots and memory.
rootsmemoryidentity
Postoje pamięci (Stations of Memory)
1965 Novel / ProseA novel about Mirka, a teacher's daughter growing up in a village during WWII; praised by Czesław Miłosz.
village during warcoming of agememory
Supliki
2005 PoetryA collection of mature-period poems.
everyday lifeageingrecollection
Klangor
2014 Poetry / Prose poetryOne of her notable later works, containing fragmentary texts on nature and memory.
naturememoryvoice
Ucieczki
2016 PoetryA collection themed around escapes and evasion.
escapememoryintrospection
Raptularz
2023 PoetryA recent poetry collection that won the Nike Award in 2024.
memoryfragments of everyday lifepoetic reflection
Bibliography
- Gumowe klocki (1957)
- W rytmie korzeni (1963)
- Postoje pamięci (1965)
- Supliki (2005)
- Klangor (2014)
- Ucieczki (2016)
- Raptularz (2023)
Adaptations
- TV adaptation of Podwórkowcy (1984)
Translations of Works
- Poems (Urszula Koziol) — English translations (1989, Host Publications)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- symbolic and ironic poetic voicefragmentary style blending reality and memory
- Recurring Motifs
- domestic life (often depicted with violence and estrangement)village and rural lifememory and the past
Legacy
Urszula Kozioł was a leading figure in contemporary Polish poetry, celebrated for her distinctive treatment of memory and everyday life. She received numerous national and international honors and influenced generations of writers.
Archives
- Wrocław-related literary archives (details unspecified)
In Popular Culture
- Her plays and works such as 'Podwórkowcy' appeared in media adaptations
Quotes
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"One of the most authentic testimonies on the village."
Source: Czesław Miłosz, comment in The History of Polish Literature (1983) (1983) -
"'Recipe for the Meat Course' functions simultaneously as an ars poetica and an ironic riposte to those who believed a woman's place was in the kitchen; it depicts housework or domestic life through motifs of violence and estrangement."
Source: Karen Kovacik (translator/critic) (2016)
Trivia
- Won the Nike Award in 2024 for the poetry collection Raptularz.
- Died on 20 July 2025 at age 94.
- Named an Honorary Citizen of Wrocław in 2009.