Marius Kociejowski

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Marius Kociejowski (born 1949) is a Canadian-born poet, essayist and travel writer.

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Kociejowski was born in 1949 in Bishop's Mills, Ontario, to a Polish father and an English mother. In 1973, he left Canada and later settled in London. [1] His first publication, Coast, won the Cheltenham Prize for Literature in 1991. [2] He works as an antiquarian bookseller specializing in poetry. [3] His interest in Syria has led him to research and write two books about the country, [4] and edit a Syrian anthology of travel writing. His book God's Zoo (2014) consists of a series of encounters with creative artists living in London who have become exiles from their cultural and geographical roots. [5]

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References

  1. Jones, Evan (February 2012). "in conversation with Marius Kociejowski". PN Review. 38 (3). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "Interview with Marius Kociejowski, essayist and poet". Wasafiri. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. Dirda, Michael. "Michael Dirda reviews 'The Pebble Chance' by Marius Kociejowski". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. Ormsby, Eric. "Five Questions with Marius Kociejowski". conversationalreading.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. Caddy, David (24 July 2014). "Marius Kociejowski's God's Zoo". tearsinthefence.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. Garner, Dwight (18 July 2022). "Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave". The New York Times.