Silesius Poetry Award
Silesius Poetry Award | |
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Angelus Silesius Monument in Wrocław | |
Awarded for | literary achievements in poetry |
Country | Poland |
Presented by | the city of Wrocław |
First awarded | 2008 |
The Silesius Poetry Award (Polish: Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesius) is an annual Polish literary prize presented by the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia.
History[]
The award was established in 2008 and is presented during the Port Literacki Wrocław Festival. It takes its name from a prominent Silesian Baroque poet Angelus Silesius (1624–1677). The award was created on the initiative of , 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[]
2020[4]
- Book of the Year: (for Kalendarz Majów) ("The Maya Calendar")
- Best Debut: (for Chyba na pewno)
- Lifetime achievement Award: Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki
2019[5]
- Book of the Year: (for Cele)
- Best Debut: (for Wsie, animalia, miscellanea)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Ewa Lipska
2018[6]
- Book of the Year: (for Puste noce) ("Empty Nights")
- Best Debut: (for Raport wojenny) ("The War Report")
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Bohdan Zadura
2017
- Book of the Year: Jacek Podsiadło (for Włos Bregueta) ("Breguet's Hair")
- Best Debut: (for Pamięć zewnętrzna)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Andrzej Sosnowski
2016[7]
- Book of the Year: (for Nice)
- Best Debut: (for Sierpień) ("August")
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Julian Kornhauser
2015
- Book of the Year: (for Przedmiar robót)
- Best Debut: (for Nauka o ptakach)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jacek Podsiadło[8]
2014
- Book of the Year: (for W innych okolicznościach) ("In Other Circumstances")
- Best Debut: (for Moja jest ta ziemia) ("This Land is Mine")
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Darek Foks
2013[9]
- Book of the Year: Marcin Baran (for Niemal całkowita utrata płynności) ("A Near Total Loss of Fluency")
- Best Debut: (for Splendida realta)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Krystyna Miłobędzka
2012
- Book of the Year: Eugeniusz Tkaczyszyn-Dycki (for Imię i znamię) ("The Name and the Mark")
- Best Debut: (for Kanada) ("Canada")
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Marcin Świetlicki
2011
- Book of the Year: Bohdan Zadura (for Nocne życie) ("Night Life")
- Best Debut: (for Język korzyści)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Urszula Kozioł
2010
- Book of the Year: (for Powietrze i czerń) ("Air and Blackness")
- Best Debut: Jakobe Mansztajn (for Wiedeński high life) ("The Vienna High Life")[10]
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Piotr Sommer
2009
- Book of the Year: (for Gubione)
- Best Debut: (for Motor kupił Duszan)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Stanisław Barańczak[11]
2008
- Book of the Year: (for Po tęczy) ("After the Rainbow")
- Best Debut: (for Po sobie)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Tadeusz Różewicz[12]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "O nagrodzie". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Rules and Regulations". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Angelus 2020 dla Gorana Vojnovicia, Konrad Góra i Jakub Pszoniak laureatami Silesiusa 2020". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Nagrody poetyckie Silesius rozdane. Jeden z laureatów podzielił się wygraną z pozostałymi nominowanymi". Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesiues 2018 – wyniki". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Silesius 2015 award goes to Jacek Podsiadło". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Winners of the Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award 2013". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Jakobe Mansztajn". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Stanisław Barańczak wins Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "SILESIUS POETRY AWARD FOR RÓŻEWICZ". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- First book awards
- Polish literary awards
- Awards established in 2008
- 2008 establishments in Poland
- Literary awards honoring lifetime achievement