Silesius Poetry Award

Silesius Poetry Award
Angelus Silesius Monument in Wrocław
Awarded forliterary achievements in poetry
CountryPoland
Presented bythe city of Wrocław
First awarded2008

The Silesius Poetry Award (Polish: Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesius) is an annual Polish literary prize presented by the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia.

History

The award was established in 2008 and is presented during the Port Literacki Wrocław Festival. It takes its name from a prominent Silesian Baroque poet Angelus Silesius (1624–1677). The award was created on the initiative of Jarosław Broda, head of the Wroclaw Department of Culture, and is funded by the city of Wrocław. It is awarded in three major categories: lifetime achievement, best debut and book of the year and the laureates receive cash prizes of PLN 100,000 (c.$25,000), PLN 50,000 and PLN 20,000 respectively. They are also presented with a statuette designed by a Polish sculptor Michał Staszczak.[1][2][3]

Laureates

2022

2021

2020[4]

2019[5]

2018[6]

2017

  • Book of the Year: Jacek Podsiadło (for Włos Bregueta) ("Breguet's Hair")
  • Best Debut: Radosław Jurczak (for Pamięć zewnętrzna)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Andrzej Sosnowski

2016[7]

2015

2014

  • Book of the Year: Mariusz Grzebalski (for W innych okolicznościach) ("In Other Circumstances")
  • Best Debut: Martyna Buliżańska (for Moja jest ta ziemia) ("This Land is Mine")
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Darek Foks

2013[9]

  • Book of the Year: Marcin Baran (for Niemal całkowita utrata płynności) ("A Near Total Loss of Fluency")
  • Best Debut: Ilona Witkowska (for Splendida realta)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Krystyna Miłobędzka

2012

2011

2010

  • Book of the Year: Piotr Matywiecki (for Powietrze i czerń) ("Air and Blackness")
  • Best Debut: Jakobe Mansztajn (for Wiedeński high life) ("The Vienna High Life")[10]
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Piotr Sommer

2009

2008

See also

References

  1. ^ "O nagrodzie". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Wroclaw Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Angelus 2020 dla Gorana Vojnovicia, Konrad Góra i Jakub Pszoniak laureatami Silesiusa 2020". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Nagrody poetyckie Silesius rozdane. Jeden z laureatów podzielił się wygraną z pozostałymi nominowanymi". Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Wrocławska Nagroda Poetycka Silesiues 2018 – wyniki". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Silesius 2015 award goes to Jacek Podsiadło". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Winners of the Wroclaw SILESIUS Poetry Award 2013". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Jakobe Mansztajn". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Stanisław Barańczak wins Silesius Poetry Award". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  12. ^ "SILESIUS POETRY AWARD FOR RÓŻEWICZ". Retrieved 19 November 2017.