Polish poetry has a centuries-old history, similar to the Polish literature.
Prominent Polish poets include
edit- Marcin Bielski (1495–1575); Polish historian, chronicler, writer and Renaissance satirical poet,[1] first to use Polish, hence his designation as the father of Polish prose
- Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569); first Polish author to write exclusively in Polish and described as a "father of Polish literature"
- Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584); commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz
- Joachim Bielski (1540–1599); royal secretary, poet and historian. He wrote in Polish and Latin. Son of Marcin Bielski.
- Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855); regarded as one of the Three Bards of Polish Romantic literature and a "national poet" in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus
- Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849); regarded as one of the Three Bards of Polish Romantic literature
- Zygmunt Krasiński (1812–1859); regarded as one of the Three Bards of Polish Romantic literature
- Cyprian Norwid (1821–1883); regarded as a "national poet" in Poland[citation needed]
- Maria Konopnicka (1842–1910)
- Antoni Lange (1863–1929)
- Adam Asnyk (1838–1897)
- Bolesław Leśmian (1877–1937)
- Jan Lechoń (1899–1956)
- Julian Tuwim (1894–1953)
- Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891–1945)
- Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894–1980)
- Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004); Nike Award (1998),Nobel Prize in Literature (1980), Neustadt International Prize for Literature (1978). [2]
- Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012); Goethe Prize (1991), Herder Prize (1995),[3] Nobel Prize in Literature (1996),[4] Order of the White Eagle (2011). [5]
- Zbigniew Herbert (1924–1998)
- Julia Hartwig (1921–2017)
- Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Marcin Bielski – szesnastowieczny kronikarz". PolskieRadio.pl. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ wltadmin (2013-06-10). "1978 - Czesław Miłosz". Neustadt Prizes. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Chronology". The Wisława Szymborska Foundation. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
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