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The '''Silesius Poetry Award''' (Polish: ''Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesius'') is an annual Polish [[literary prize]] established in 2008 in [[Wrocław]]. The award is presented during the Port Literacki Wrocław [[Literary festival|Festival]] and takes its name from a prominent [[Silesia]]n [[Baroque]] poet [[Angelus Silesius]]. The award was created on the initiative of [[Jarosław Broda]], head of the Wroclaw Department of Culture, and is funded by the city of Wrocław. It is awarded in three major categories: lifetime achievement, best debut and book of the year and the laureates receive cash prizes of [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 100,000 (c.$25,000), [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 50,000 and [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 20,000 respectively. They are also presented with a [[statuette]] designed by a Polish sculptor Michał Staszczak.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://silesius.wroclaw.pl/o-nagrodzie/ |title=O nagrodzie |access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/en/wroclaw-silesius-poetry-award-01 |title=Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award |access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/en/rules-and-regulations-01 |title=Rules and Regulations |access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
The '''Silesius Poetry Award''' (Polish: ''Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesius'') is an annual Polish [[literary prize]] established in 2008 in [[Wrocław]]. The award is presented during the Port Literacki Wrocław [[Literary festival|Festival]] and takes its name from a prominent [[Silesia]]n [[Baroque]] poet [[Angelus Silesius]] (1624 – 1677). The award was created on the initiative of [[Jarosław Broda]], head of the Wroclaw Department of Culture, and is funded by the city of Wrocław. It is awarded in three major categories: lifetime achievement, best debut and book of the year and the laureates receive cash prizes of [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 100,000 (c.$25,000), [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 50,000 and [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 20,000 respectively. They are also presented with a [[statuette]] designed by a Polish sculptor Michał Staszczak.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://silesius.wroclaw.pl/o-nagrodzie/ |title=O nagrodzie |access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/en/wroclaw-silesius-poetry-award-01 |title=Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award |access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/en/rules-and-regulations-01 |title=Rules and Regulations |access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>


== Laureates ==
== Laureates ==

Revision as of 16:23, 14 March 2019

Silesius Poetry Award
Angelus Silesius Monument in Wrocław
Descriptionliterary achievements in poetry
CountryPoland
Presented bythe city of Wrocław
First awarded2008

The Silesius Poetry Award (Polish: Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesius) is an annual Polish literary prize established in 2008 in Wrocław. The award is presented during the Port Literacki Wrocław Festival and takes its name from a prominent Silesian Baroque poet Angelus Silesius (1624 – 1677). The award was created on the initiative of Jarosław Broda, head of the Wroclaw Department of Culture, and is funded by the city of Wrocław. It is awarded in three major categories: lifetime achievement, best debut and book of the year and the laureates receive cash prizes of PLN 100,000 (c.$25,000), PLN 50,000 and PLN 20,000 respectively. They are also presented with a statuette designed by a Polish sculptor Michał Staszczak.[1][2][3]

Laureates

2018[4]

2017

  • Book of the Year: Jacek Podsiadło (for Włos Bregueta) ("Breguet's Hair")
  • Best Debut: Radosław Jurczak (for Pamięć zewnętrzna)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Andrzej Sosnowski

2016[5]

2015

2014

  • Book of the Year: Mariusz Grzebalski (for W innych okolicznościach) ("In Other Circumstances")
  • Best Debut: Martyna Buliżańska (for Moja jest ta ziemia) ("This Land is Mine")
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Darek Foks

2013[7]

  • Book of the Year: Marcin Baran (for Niemal całkowita utrata płynności) ("A Near Total Loss of Fluency")
  • Best Debut: Ilona Witkowska (for Splendida realta)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Krystyna Miłobędzka

2012

2011

2010

  • Book of the Year: Piotr Matywiecki (for Powietrze i czerń) ("Air and Blackness")
  • Best Debut: Jakobe Mansztajn (for Wiedeński high life) ("The Vienna High Life")[8]
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Piotr Sommer

2009

2008

References

  1. ^ "O nagrodzie". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesiues 2018 – wyniki". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Silesius 2015 award goes to Jacek Podsiadło". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Winners of the Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award 2013". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Jakobe Mansztajn". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Stanisław Barańczak wins Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "SILESIUS POETRY AWARD FOR RÓŻEWICZ". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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