Władysław Młynek (6 June 1930 – 1 December 1997) was a
Polish Czech teacher, writer and poet.
Biography
MÅ‚ynek was born on 6 June 1930 in
Hrádek. He was the son of Jan Młynek, a social activist. He attended Polish elementary school in Hrádek and later a
Polish Gymnasium in
ÄŒeský TěšÃn
ÄŒeský TěšÃn (; ; ) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants.
ÄŒeský TěšÃn lies on the west bank of the Olza (river), Olza river, in the heart of the historical ...
where he expressed his interest about the poetry of
Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. He also largely influenced Ukra ...
. Młynek then worked as a teacher in Polish schools in Trans-Olza – in
Třinec
TÅ™inec (; ; ) is a city in Frýdek-MÃstek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the least populated Statutory city (Czech Republic), statutory city in the country.
The city ...
,
HnojnÃk,
MilÃkov,
Bukovec and at Kamenitý hill in the
Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range.
He set up and conducted many
choir
A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...
s in schools where he worked and was an art director of ''Gorol'' men's choir in
Jablunkov
Jablunkov (; , ) is a town in Frýdek-MÃstek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The town has a significant Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority. It is inhabited by a la ...
from 1978, and art director of
Gorolski Święto festival from 1983.
MÅ‚ynek was an active member of several
Polish organizations including the ''Stowarzyszenie Młodzieży Polskiej'' (Association of Polish Youth) and the
PZKO (Polish Cultural and Educational Union) and was a chairman of the General Committee (ZG) of the PZKO from 1990 to 1993. He was also a member of many literary organizations and the editor-in-chief on ''
Zwrot'' magazine from 1992 to 1993.
He wrote his poetry in literary
Polish and also in
Cieszyn Silesian dialect. His poetry often focuses on the life of the common people, mostly
Gorals
The Gorals (; Goral ethnolect: ''Górole''; ; Cieszyn Silesian dialect, Cieszyn Silesian: ''Gorole''), also anglicized as the Highlanders, are an ethnographic group with historical ties to the Vlachs. The Goral people are primarily found in thei ...
. The prose collection ''ÅšpiewajÄ…ce zbocza'' (Singing Slopes) is inspired by his teaching experience in a small mountain school at the Kamienity hill in the Beskids mountain range.
MÅ‚ynek maintained close relations with other Polish writers of Trans-Olza of that time, mostly
Paweł Kubisz and
Adam Wawrosz.
Władysław Młynek died suddenly on 1 December 1997 in
NávsÃ
Návsà (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-MÃstek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority. ...
, where he lived for most of his life. He is buried at local
Protestant
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
cemetery.
His daughter
Halina is a singer.
Works
His works were part of following
anthologies:
* ''Mrowisko'' (1964)
* ''Zaprosiny do stołu'' (1978)
* ''SÅ‚owa i krajobrazy'' (1980)
* ''Suita zaolziańska'' (1985)
* ''Na cieszyńskiej ziemi'' (1985)
* ''Zaproszenie do źródła'' (1987)
* ''Samosiewy'' (1988)
* ''Z biegiem Olzy'' (1990)
He published the following works:
* ''Åšpiywy zza Olzy'' (1983) (poetry)
* ''ÅšpiewajÄ…ce zbocza'' (1989) (prose)
* ''Droga przez siebie'' (1992) (poetry)
References
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1930 births
1997 deaths
People from Frýdek-MÃstek District
Polish male poets
Polish educators
Polish Lutherans
Polish people from Trans-Olza
20th-century Polish poets
20th-century Polish male writers
20th-century Lutherans