Zbigniew Jankowski


Zbigniew Jankowski, is a Polish poet, writer, essayist, literary critic.

Life

Zbigniew Jankowski was born in Bydgoszcz, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. He made his debut as a poet in 1956. He was the organizer and the first president of the Literary Club "Kontakty" in Rybnik, the creator of the poetic and artistic group "Reda" in Kołobrzeg, 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 Gdańsk. Member PEN Club, founding member Stowarzyszenie Pisarzy Polskich,. From 1975 he lives in Sopot. Three times nominated for Orpheus - Poetic Award of K.I. Gałczyński. Poet's husband Teresa Ferenc, father of the poet Anna Janko.
In 2016, Zbigniew Jankowski was awarded the silver "Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis".
Zbigniew Jankowski's work has been translated into English, German, Russian, Swedish, Greek, French, Czech, Serbian

Selected works