Józef Krupiński (September 24, 1930 – September 1, 1998) was a Polish
poet. He spent the last days of his life in
Orzesze
Orzesze (german: Orzesche, Silesian: ''Ôrzeszŏ'') is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
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Poland. Prizewinner of the Edward Stachura Award and member of the Association of Polish Writers in
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
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From 1969 he published his works in literacy periodicals such as "Akant", "Poezja", "Miesięcznik Literacki" or "Życie Literackie". His most important collections are "Marsz żałobny", "Z pokładów serca", "Mój pogrzeb pierwszy".
His works express longing of a miner for a landscape of
Kujawy.
Volumes of verse
*''Kwiaty kujawskie - Kuyavian flowers'' (1981)
*''Marsz żałobny - Funeral march'' (1985)
*''Tratwa Świętej Barbary - Saint Barbara's raft'' (1986)
*''Mój pogrzeb pierwszy - My first funeral'' (1987)
*''Z pokładów serca - From heart-seams'' (1992)
1930 births
1998 deaths
20th-century Polish poets
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