Silesius Poetry Award

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Silesius Poetry Award
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Awarded forliterary achievements in poetry
CountryPoland
Presented bythe city of Wrocław
First awarded2008

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

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

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[]

  1. ^ "O nagrodzie". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Angelus 2020 dla Gorana Vojnovicia, Konrad Góra i Jakub Pszoniak laureatami Silesiusa 2020". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Nagrody poetyckie Silesius rozdane. Jeden z laureatów podzielił się wygraną z pozostałymi nominowanymi". Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesiues 2018 – wyniki". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Silesius 2015 award goes to Jacek Podsiadło". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Winners of the Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award 2013". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Jakobe Mansztajn". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Stanisław Barańczak wins Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  12. ^ "SILESIUS POETRY AWARD FOR RÓŻEWICZ". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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