Marcin Świetlicki
Marcin Świetlicki (born 24 December 1961) is a Polish poet, writer, and musician. He studied Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, where he has been living since 1980. He worked as an editor at the Tygodnik Powszechny weekly from 1991 until 2004.
Marcin Świetlicki

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- Name
- Marcin Świetlicki
- Birth Name
- Marcin Adam Świetlicki
- Born
- 24 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Piaski, Lublin Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
- Nationality
- Poland.
- Occupation
- journalist, poet, writer and musician.
- Education
- Jagiellonian University.
- Honours
- Kościelski Award, Paszport Polityki and Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Besides his publications and readings as a poet, he also performs as an actor and heads the band Świetliki. Świetlicki has won various prizes and awards for his poetry, including the 1996 Kościelski Award and November 2006 Kraków Book of the Month Award.
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Marcin Świetlicki was born in Lublin, Poland, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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• Background — person • Name — Marcin Świetlicki • Birth Name — Marcin Adam Świetlicki • Born — 24 December 1961 • Birthplace — Piaski, Lublin Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic • Years Active — 1992–present • Current Member Of — Świetliki
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Marcin Świetlicki, a writer, was born on 24 December 1961.
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