Jarosław Markiewicz

Jarosław Markiewicz
Markiewicz in 2008
Born(1942-06-12)12 June 1942
Died25 June 2010(2010-06-25) (aged 68)
Warsaw, Poland
CitizenshipPolish
OccupationsPoet, novelist, painter

Jarosław Markiewicz (12 June 1942 – 25 June 2010) was a Polish poet, novelist and painter.

Biography

Son of Stefan Markiewicz, a policeman, and Zofia née Woźniak.[1] He studied philosophy and history at the University of Warsaw.[2] He made his debut as a poet in the press in 1957.[3] In 1969 he founded Workers' Theatre at Terespolska Street in Warsaw.[1][2] From 1970 until 1983 he was a member of the Polish Writers' Union.[1] From 1982 until 1987 he co-edited (with Iwona Smolka, Tomasz Jastrun and Leszek Szaruga) the quarterly Wezwanie.[1][2] In 1982 he co-founded (with Wacław Holewiński) an independent publishing house Przedświt.[1][2] From 1989 he was a member of Polish Writers Association.[1] He practiced Zen.[4] He was buried at the Northern Communal Cemetery.[1]

Works

Poetry

  • Stadion słoneczny. Wydawnictwo Iskry. 1965.
  • Przyszedłem zapytać o własne imię czasu, który wnoszę. ZSP. 1968.
  • Podtrzymując radosne pozory trwania pochodu. Wydawnictwo Literackie. 1971.
  • W ciałach kobiet wschodzi słońce. Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. 1976.
  • i. Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. 1980.
  • Wybór wierszy. Warsaw: Czytelnik. 1988.
  • Papierowy bęben. Przedświt. 1996.
  • Wiersze górne i dolne. Warsaw: Przedświt. 2003.

Novel

  • Chaos wita w tobie łotra i świętego. Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. 1979.

Theatre plays

  • Między nagimi idą nadzy. 1971.
  • Palec boży. 1972.

Accolades

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Głębicka, Ewa; Szałagan, Alicja. "Jarosław Markiewicz". pisarzeibadacze.ibl.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jarosław Markiewicz". encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dobrowolski, Jacek. "Wspomnienie o Jarosławie Markiewiczu (1942–2010)". gnosis.art.pl. Archived from the original on 10 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jarosław Markiewicz". gnosis.art.pl. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2026.