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BruLion
''Brulion'' (meaning ''Rough Sketchbook'' in English) was a Polish language quarterly literary magazine published in Poland from 1986 to 1999. History and profile ''Brulion'' was established by a group led by Robert Tekieli in Kraków in 1986. The magazine, published quarterly, ceased publication in 1999. Its editor in chief was also Robert Tekieli. Originally a quarterly of the alternative and semi-legal Polish culture, it became known for respecting no taboos and producing scandals since its ninth issue, thus becoming the voice of the underground, anti-communist Poland. The generation of ''brulion'' writers was influenced mainly by American poets like Frank O'Hara (that is why they're often called ''o´harists''), Allen Ginsberg or John Ashbery, translated by Pietr Sommer. Another translator, Stanisław Barańczak, introduced to Poland the poetry of Philip Larkin, W. H. Auden, Robert Frost and others. ''Brulion'' published among others an almanac named ''Przyszli barbarzyńci'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (, , or simply , ) is a West Slavic languages, West Slavic language of the Lechitic languages, Lechitic subgroup, within the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, and is written in the Latin script. It is primarily spoken in Poland and serves as the official language of the country, as well as the language of the Polish diaspora around the world. In 2024, there were over 39.7 million Polish native speakers. It ranks as the sixth-most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional Dialects of Polish, dialects. It maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, Honorifics (linguistics), honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (, , , , , , , , ) to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet. The traditional set compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Establishments In Poland
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 100 largest cities of the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants. Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Judiciary of the Czech Republic, Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grzegorz Wróblewski
Grzegorz (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish given name, equivalent to English ''Gregory''. Its diminutive forms include Grześ, Grzesiek, and Grzesio; augmentative – Grzechu. Individuals named Grzegorz may choose to celebrate their name day on 2, 4 and 10 January; 12 March; 24 and 26 April; 4, 9, 25 May; 13 June; 25 August; 3 and 30 September; 17, 20, 23, and 28 November and 10, 19 and 24 December. Notable people with the name include: *Grzegorz of Sanok (1407–1477), archbishop, poet, and humanist *Grzegorz Braun (born 1967), Polish MP * Grzegorz Cebula (born 1981), DJ and record producer known professionally as C-BooL *Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957–2001), rock singer and film score composer *Grzegorz Fitelberg (1879–1953), conductor, violinist and composer * Grzegorz Gajewski (born 1985), chess grandmaster *Grzegorz Gawlik (born 1980), traveler and mountaineer *Grzegorz Hajdarowicz (born 1965), entrepreneur, film producer and publisher *Grzegorz Halama (born 1970), par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Tokarczuk
Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk (; born 29 January 1962) is a Polish writer, activist, and public intellectual. She is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful authors of her generation in Poland. In 2019, she was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Polish female prose writer for "a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life". For her novel '' Flights'', Tokarczuk was awarded the 2018 Man Booker International Prize. Her works include '' Primeval and Other Times'', '' Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead'', and '' The Books of Jacob''. Tokarczuk is noted for the mythical tone of her writing. A clinical psychologist from the University of Warsaw, she has published a collection of poems, several novels, as well as other books with shorter prose works. For ''Flights'' and ''The Books of Jacob'', she won the Nike Awards, Poland's top literary prize, among other accolades; she won the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Świetlicki
Marcin Świetlicki (born 24 December 1961) is a Polish poet, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Kraków, Poland. Świetlicki was born in Piaski, near Lublin, Polish literature">Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, where he has been living since 1980. He worked as an editor at the ''Tygodnik Powszechny'' weekly until 2004. Besides his extensive publications and readings as a poet, he also performs as an actor and heads the band Świetliki. Świetlicki has won various prizes and awards for his poetry, including the 1996 Kościelski Award. External links ''I find the trace'', translated by Peter Constantinebiography and bibliographyat "Culture.PL" website of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute 1961 births Living people Polish male poets Polish crime writers Jagiellonian University alumni 20th-century Polish writers 21st-century Polish writers {{poland-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosław Spychalski
Mirosław may refer to: People *Mirosław (given name), a Polish given name of Slavic origin Places *Gmina Mirosławiec, an urban-rural gmina in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland *Mirosławice (other), several places in Poland *Mirosławice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) *Mirosław, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Mirosław, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *Mirosławiec, a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland See also * * Miroslav (given name) Miroslav (Cyrillic script: Мирослав) is a Slavic names, Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements ''mirŭ'' ("peace, world") and ''slava'' ("glory"), thus meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrates the ..., the Slavic name upon which Mirosław is based {{DEFAULTSORT:Miroslaw pl:Mirosław ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Sendecki
Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male given name or surname. It is the Polish equivalent of the English name Martin; the female version is Martyna. Notable people with the name Marcin include: Given name * Marcin Adamski (born 1975), Polish footballer * Marcin Awiżeń (born 1985), Polish Paralympian middle distance runner * Marcin Budkowski (born 1977), Polish Formula One engineer * Marcin Dorociński (born 1973), Polish actor * Marcin Gortat (born 1984), Polish basketball player * Marcin Held (born 1992), Polish mixed martial artist * Marcin Jakubowski founded Open Source Ecology (OSE) in 2003 * Marcin Kaczmarek (other), several people ** Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer) (born 1979), Polish footballer ** Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer) (born 1977), Polish butterfly swimmer * Marcin Kalinowski (1605–1652), Polish nobleman * Marcin Kleczynski (born 1989), co-founder and CEO of Malwarebytes Inc. * Marcin Kromer (1512–1583), Polish historian and chronicler, royal secretary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Podsiadło
Jacek Podsiadło (born 1964 in Szewna) is a Polish poet, writer, translator and essayist. Sometimes he uses a pen name Jac Po. He is one of the poets of the famous Polish ''bruLion'' generation. He had many professions, he now works in the Opole radio station. Creation He is the author of many volumes of poetry, he published poems and fragments of prose in most Polish literary magazines. His poems were translated, among others into English, German, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian. He is also the author of the guide to Vilnius published by Pascal. In his work he opposes forms of social oppression (state, army, education), advocating anarchist and pacifist views. In the years 1993–2008 he hosted the program 'Studnia' on Radio Opole. Since 2009, he has been running his own Home Radio on the Internet. In the years 2000–2007 he was a regular columnist for Tygodnik Powszechny. Originally he was influenced by Frank O'Hara, but later he developed his own original style. Awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cezary Michalski
Cezary is the Polish version of the given name Caesar. Notable people with the name include: *Cezary Balicki (born 1958), Polish bridge player *Cezary Czpak (born 1982), Polish footballer, playing as a midfielder *Cezary Geroń (1960–1998), Polish poet, journalist, translator and teacher *Cezary Grabarczyk (born 1960), Polish politician *Cezary Ketling-Szemley (1915–1979), Polish military officer and lawyer *Cezary Kucharski (born 1972), Polish football player *Cezary Ostrowski (born 1962), Polish composer, musician, songwriter, author, visual artist and journalist *Cezary Pazura (born 1962), Polish actor known for comedy roles in movies such as ''Kiler'', ''Chłopaki nie płaczą'', etc. *Cezary Skubiszewski (born 1949), Poland-born Australian composer for film, television and orchestra * Cezary Trybański (born 1979), Polish basketball player * Cezary Wilk (born 1986), Polish footballer (midfielder) *Cezary Zamana Cezary Zamana (born 14 November 1967) is a former profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzysztof Koehler
Krzysztof () is a Polish male given name, equivalent to English ''Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu Individuals named Krzysztof may choose to celebrate their name day on March 15, July 25, March 2, May 21, August 20 or October 31. People with the first name Krzysztof * Krzysztof Arciszewski (1592–1656), Polish military man * Krzysztof Bednarski (born 1953), famous contemporary Polish sculptor * Krzysztof Bizacki (born 1973), Polish footballer * Krzysztof Bukalski (born 1970), Polish footballer * Krzysztof Charamsa (born 1972), Polish priest * Krzysztof Chodkiewicz, d. 1652, Polish-Lithuanian nobleman * Krzysztof Cwalina (born 1971), Polish freestyle swimmer * Krzysztof Czerwinski (Krzysztof Czerwiński) (born 1980), Polish conductor, organist and voice teacher * Krzysztof Dabrowski (Krzysztof Dąbrowski) (born 1978), Polish footballer * Krzysztof Głowacki (born 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
