Anna Piwkowska
, b. 1963
A writer, literary critic, Polish language and literature teacher. She graduated in Polish philology from the University of Warsaw. Best known as a poet. She debuted in 1980 with poems Jesienne smutki [Autumn Sorrows], Ostatnie dni lata [The Last Days of Summer] and Przedwieczór [Pre-Evening], published in the journal Literatura. She authored nine poetry books, the newest one being Lustrzanka [The Reflex Camera] (2012). A selection of her poems from the years 1990–2015 was published in a volume Wyspa Nieborów [The Island of Nieborów] (2016). Her works in this field were translated into multiple languages. She also authored essays about Russian female writers: Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaeva, as well as novels: Ślad łyżwy [A Skate Trace] (2007) and Franciszka (2014) – her first (and only, to date) book for the younger audience. For her works, she was granted the Georg Trakl Award, the Kościelski Award, IBBY Poland’s Book of the Year’ prize, and Warsaw Literary Prize. Since 2001, she teaches Polish in the Bednarska School Complex” Her previous occupations include working for such institutions as the Theatre Museum in Warsaw, Na Woli Theatre, Twój Styl Publishing House, and the National Heritage Board of Poland. She currently lives in Warsaw.
Source:
Szałagan, Anna, Anna Piwkowska, available at www.ppibl.ibl.waw.pl (accessed: April 15, 2018).
Bio prepared by Maciej Skowera, University of Warsaw, mgskowera@gmail.com
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