Piotr Mierzwa
Piotr Mierzwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1980 |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupations | poet, translator, activist |
Piotr Sylwester Mierzwa (born 31 October 1980) is a poet, essayist, translator and activist.
Biography
In his youth he obtained scholarship of the Polish Children's Fund. He attended the Adam Mickiewicz 6th General Education Lyceum in Kraków,[1] then to UWC Atlantic College in Llantwit Major, Wales, where he passed the International Baccalaureate.
In 2008, he graduated with a degree in English from the Jagiellonian University. From 2001 to 2004, he served as president of the Jagiellonian University Students' English Society. In 2003, he studied on a scholarship at the University of Northern Iowa.[2]
He has published twelve books of poetry, including his debut volumes Mały (Oficyna Literacka: Kraków 1997) and Gościnne Morze (Zielona Sowa: Kraków 2005), as well as a collection of essays Próby bycia wariatem i inne możliwości ponoszenia porażki we współczesnej Polsce (Attempts to Be Mad and Other Possibilities of Failure in Contemporary Poland).[2][3] He has published in print and online magazines, including Dwutygodnik, Helikopter, Kontent, Stoner Polski, and Wydawnictwo J,[4] and in international anthologies, including Anthologia#2, off_press publishing: London 2010, own translation; Poesía a contragolpe. Antología de poesía polaca contemporánea (autores nacidos entre 1960 y 1980), PUZ: Zaragoza 2012,[3] poems in Polish and translated into English, Spanish, Catalan, and Swedish.[2]
He has also been active in promoting mental health awareness and combating the stigmatization of the mentally ill in Poland.[2] From 2003 to 2007, he volunteered for the organization L’Arche, translating for its meetings and workshops. He lives in Kraków.[2] He runs the literary blog snubrata.
Poetry books
- mały (Oficyna Literacka: Kraków 1997);
- Gościnne morze (Zielona Sowa: Kraków 2005);
- Zapowiedzi (2013);
- Życia, zgłoski (potrzeba miłości). Wiersze zebrane z lat 2010–2014;
- janíe (Convivo: Warszawa 2022);
- Wiersze. Wybór, selected and with an afterword by Anna Matysiak (Convivo: Warszawa 2022).
References
- ^ Biuletyn prac stypendystów Krajowego Funduszu na rzecz Dzieci w roku szkolnym 1997/98. Vol. 11. Warszawa: Krajowy Fundusz na rzecz Dzieci. 2000. p. 261. ISBN 83-901470-1-7.
- ^ a b c d e "Piotr Mierzwa". Salon Literacki. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b Mierzwa, Piotr (2014). "Wiersze". dwutygodnik.com. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Piotr Mierzwa . Wiersze". Wydawnictwo J. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
External links
- "Piotr Mierzwa. Wiersze". wydawnictwoj.pl. 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.