Jacek Podsiadło


Jacek Podsiadło is a Polish poet, writer, translator and essayist. Sometimes he uses a pen name Jac Po. He is one of the poets of the famous Polish bruLion generation. He had many professions, he now works in the Opole radio station.

Creation

He is the author of many volumes of poetry, he published poems and fragments of prose in most Polish literary magazines. His poems were translated, among others into English, German, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian. He is also the author of the guide to Vilnius published by Pascal. In his work he opposes forms of social oppression, advocating anarchist and pacifist views.
In the years 1993–2008 he hosted the program 'Studnia' on Radio Opole. Since 2009, he has been running his own Home Radio on the Internet. In the years 2000–2007 he was a regular columnist for Tygodnik Powszechny. Originally he was influenced by Frank O'Hara, but later he developed his own original style.

Awards and nominations

He is a very prolific writer, and also a winner of many Polish literary prizes.

Selected bibliography