Jan Twardowski
1915
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2006
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
genre: poetry
country of citizenship: Poland
educated at: University of Warsaw, Higher Metropolitan Seminary in Warsaw
occupation: poet, Catholic priest, prosaist, pastor, preacher, confessor, soldier, Latin Catholic priest, Transitional deacon, latin catholic deacon, philologist
award received: Order of the Smile, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Polonia Mater Nostra Est, Order Ecce Homo, Nagroda Poetycka Polskiego PEN Clubu im. Roberta Gravesa, Totus Tuus Award, Ikar, honorary doctorate, honorary citizenship, Władysław Reymont Literary Award, Award of the Capital City of Warsaw
Jan Jakub Twardowski (1 June 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Polish poet and Catholic priest. He was a chief Polish representative of contemporary religious lyrics. He wrote short, simple poems, humorous, which often included colloquialisms. He joined observations of nature with philosophical reflections. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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