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Zbigniew Jankowski (born 26 December 1931 ^[1] in Bydgoszcz), is a Polish poet, writer, essayist, literary critic. ^[2]

Life

Zbigniew Jankowski was born in Bydgoszcz, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. He made his debut as a poet in 1956. ^[3] He was the organizer and the first president of the Literary Club "Kontakty" in Rybnik, ^[4] the creator of the poetic and artistic group "Reda" in Kołobrzeg, ^[5] the organizer and president of the Lower Silesian Branch of the Association of Polish Mariners, ^[6] animator Of the Academic Literary Circle formed at Basilica of St. St. Nicholas in Gdańsk. ^{[7] [8]} Member PEN Club, founding member Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich, ("Association of Polish Writers"). ^[9] From 1975 he lives in Sopot. ^[10] Three times nominated for Orpheus - Poetic Award of K.I. Gałczyński. ^{[11] [12] [13]} Poet's husband Teresa Ferenc, ^[14] father of the poet Anna Janko. ^{[15] [16]}

In 2016, Zbigniew Jankowski was awarded the silver " Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis". ^{[17] [18]}

Zbigniew Jankowski's work has been translated into English, German, Russian, Swedish, Greek, French, Czech, Serbian ^[19]

Selected works

• Dotyk popiołu. Miniatury liryczne (1959) ("A touch of ash. Lyrical miniatures") ^[20]
• Żar. Poemat (1966) ("Heat. Poem") ^[21]
• Ciążenie morza (1970) ("Gravity of the sea") ^[22]
• Psałterz bałtycki. Wiersze wybrane i nowe (1974) ("Baltic Psalter. Selected and new poems") ^[23]
• Kto żyje (1980) ("Who is alive") ^[24]
• Zanurzenie. Modlitwy poetyckie (1980, 1981) ("Dipping. Poetic Prayers") ^[25]
• Żegluga. Poemat (1983) ("Shipping. Poem") ^[26]
• Pełne morze. Wybór wierszy (1987) ("High sea. Selection of poems") ^[27]
• Spokojnie, wodo (1991) ("Relax, water") ^[28]
• Cztery twarze domu. Antologia rodzinna (1991) - wspólnie z Teresa Ferenc, Anna Janko i Mileną Wieczorek (""Four Faces of the House. Family Anthology" (1991) - together with Teresa Ferenc, Anna Janko and Milena Wieczorek") ^[29]
• Port macierzysty (1995) ("Home port") ^[30]
• Morze przybywa z daleka. Modlitwy i inne wiersze (1997) ("The sea comes from afar. Prayers and other poems") ^[31]
• Powiedz, Rabbi (1999) ("Say, Rabbi") ^[32]
• Słowo ostatnie i wciąż pierwsze. Wiersze wybrane i nowe (2000) ("The last word and still the first. Selected and new poems") ^[33]
• Wielkie tło. Wiersze nowe 1999-2001 (2001) ("Great background. New poems 1999-2001") ^[34]
• Ciernie wody (2003) ("Water thorns") ^[35]
• Odpływ. Sztuka ubywania (2005) ("Outflow. The art of declining") ^[36]
• Biały delfin. Nowy wybór wierszy (2009) ("White dolphin. New selection of poems") ^[37]
• Zaraz przyjdzie (2011) ("Coming soon") ^[38]
• Biała przędza (2014) ("White yarn") ^[39]

Selected awards and nominations

• 1979 - Gdańska Książka Roku 1978 za tom Żywioł wszelki. Wiersze wybrane i nowe ("1978 Gdańsk Book of the Year for the volume "All element. Selected and new poems"") ^[40]
• 2012 - nominacja do Nagrody Poetyckiej "Orfeusz" za tom Zaraz przyjdzie ("nomination for the "Orpheus" Poetic Award for the volume "Coming soon"") ^[41]
• 2015 - finał Nagrody Poetyckiej Orfeusz za tom Biała przędza ("final of the "Orpheus" Poetic Award for the volume "White yarn"") ^[42]
• 2016 - silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
• 2017 - nominacja do Nagrody Poetyckiej Orfeusz za tom Wolne miejsce ("nomination for the "Orpheus" Poetic Award for the volume "Free Place"") ^[43]

See also

• Anna Janko
• Teresa Ferenc
• Sochy massacre
• List of Polish-language authors
• List of Polish-language poets
• List of Poles

References

External links

• Dąbrowska-Czoch, Maria (1 September 2014). "Poezja w małżeństwie, małżeństwo w poezji (Teresa Ferenc i Zbigniew Jankowski)" [Poetry in marriage, marriage in poetry (Teresa Ferenc and Zbigniew Jankowski)] (in Polish). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
• "Promocja książki Zbigniewa Jankowskiego "Biały Delfin"" [Promotion of Zbigniew Jankowski's book "White Delfin"] (in Polish). 28 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• "Zbigniew Jankowski" [Zbigniew Jankowski] (in Polish). Retrieved 11 February 2020.
• Gruszka-Zych, Barbara (27 September 2010). "Miłość nie mija" [Love doesn't go by] (in Polish). Retrieved 12 February 2020.