Piotr Mierzwa | |
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| Born | October 31, 1980 |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | poet, translator |
Piotr Sylwester Mierzwa (born 31 October 1980) is a poet, essayist, translator and activist.
Piotr Mierzwa | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1980 |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | poet, translator |
Piotr Sylwester Mierzwa (born 31 October 1980) is a poet, essayist, translator and activist.
In his youth he obtained scholarship of the Polish Children's Fund. He attended the Adam Mickiewicz 6th General Education Lyceum in Kraków, [1] then to UWC Atlantic College in Llantwit Major, Wales, where he passed the International Baccalaureate.
In 2008, he graduated with a degree in English from the Jagiellonian University. From 2001 to 2004, he served as president of the Jagiellonian University Students' English Society. In 2003, he studied on a scholarship at the University of Northern Iowa. [2]
He has published twelve books of poetry, including his debut volumes Mały (Oficyna Literacka : Kraków 1997) and Gościnne Morze (Zielona Sowa : Kraków 2005), as well as a collection of essays Próby bycia wariatem i inne możliwości ponoszenia porażki we współczesnej Polsce (Attempts to Be Mad and Other Possibilities of Failure in Contemporary Poland). [2] [3] He has published in print and online magazines, including Dwutygodnik , Helikopter, Kontent , Stoner Polski, and Wydawnictwo J, [4] and in international anthologies, including Anthologia#2, off_press publishing: London 2010, own translation; Poesía a contragolpe. Antología de poesía polaca contemporánea (autores nacidos entre 1960 y 1980), PUZ: Zaragoza 2012, [3] poems in Polish and translated into English, Spanish, Catalan, and Swedish. [2]
He has also been active in promoting mental health awareness and combating the stigmatization of the mentally ill in Poland. [2] From 2003 to 2007, he volunteered for the organization L’Arche, translating for its meetings and workshops. He lives in Kraków. [2] He runs the literary blog snubrata.