Zbigniew Jankowski (athlete)
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Zbigniew Jankowski (born 26 December 1931 in
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Zbigniew Jankowski was born in
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in
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. He made his debut as a poet in 1956. He was the organizer and the first president of the Literary Club "Kontakty" in
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, the creator of the poetic and artistic group "Reda" in
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, the organizer and president of the Lower Silesian Branch of the Association of Polish Mariners, animator Of the Academic Literary Circle formed at Basilica of St. St. Nicholas in
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. Member
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. Three times nominated for Orpheus - Poetic Award of K.I. Gałczyński. Poet's husband Teresa Ferenc, father of the poet
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. In 2016, Zbigniew Jankowski was awarded the silver "
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Selected works

* ''Dotyk popiołu. Miniatury liryczne'' (1959) ("A touch of ash. Lyrical miniatures") * ''Żar. Poemat'' (1966) ("Heat. Poem") * ''Ciążenie morza'' (1970) ("Gravity of the sea") * ''Psałterz bałtycki. Wiersze wybrane i nowe'' (1974) ("Baltic Psalter. Selected and new poems") * ''Kto żyje'' (1980) ("Who is alive") * ''Zanurzenie. Modlitwy poetyckie'' (1980, 1981) ("Dipping. Poetic Prayers") * ''Żegluga. Poemat'' (1983) ("Shipping. Poem") * ''Pełne morze. Wybór wierszy'' (1987) ("High sea. Selection of poems") * ''Spokojnie, wodo'' (1991) ("Relax, water") * ''Cztery twarze domu. Antologia rodzinna'' (1991) - wspólnie z Teresa Ferenc,
Anna Janko Anna Janko (born Aneta Jankowska, 27 August 1957), is a Polish people, Polish poet, writer, columnist and literary critic. Life Aneta Jankowska was born in Rybnik, in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, 27 August 1957. She is the daughter of Teresa ...
i Mileną Wieczorek (""Four Faces of the House. Family Anthology" (1991) - together with Teresa Ferenc,
Anna Janko Anna Janko (born Aneta Jankowska, 27 August 1957), is a Polish people, Polish poet, writer, columnist and literary critic. Life Aneta Jankowska was born in Rybnik, in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, 27 August 1957. She is the daughter of Teresa ...
and Milena Wieczorek") * ''Port macierzysty'' (1995) ("Home port") * ''Morze przybywa z daleka. Modlitwy i inne wiersze'' (1997) ("The sea comes from afar. Prayers and other poems") * ''Powiedz, Rabbi'' (1999) ("Say, Rabbi") * ''Słowo ostatnie i wciąż pierwsze. Wiersze wybrane i nowe'' (2000) ("The last word and still the first. Selected and new poems") * ''Wielkie tło. Wiersze nowe 1999-2001'' (2001) ("Great background. New poems 1999-2001") * ''Ciernie wody'' (2003) ("Water thorns") * ''Odpływ. Sztuka ubywania'' (2005) ("Outflow. The art of declining") * ''Biały delfin. Nowy wybór wierszy'' (2009) ("White dolphin. New selection of poems") * ''Zaraz przyjdzie'' (2011) ("Coming soon") * ''Biała przędza'' (2014) ("White yarn")


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"") * 2012 - nominacja do Nagrody Poetyckiej "Orfeusz" za tom ''Zaraz przyjdzie'' ("nomination for the "Orpheus" Poetic Award for the volume "Coming soon"") * 2015 - finał Nagrody Poetyckiej Orfeusz za tom ''Biała przędza'' ("final of the "Orpheus" Poetic Award for the volume "White yarn"") * 2016 - silver
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* 2017 - nominacja do Nagrody Poetyckiej Orfeusz za tom ''Wolne miejsce'' ("nomination for the "Orpheus" Poetic Award for the volume "Free Place"")


See also

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Anna Janko Anna Janko (born Aneta Jankowska, 27 August 1957), is a Polish people, Polish poet, writer, columnist and literary critic. Life Aneta Jankowska was born in Rybnik, in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, 27 August 1957. She is the daughter of Teresa ...
* Teresa Ferenc *
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