Urszula Kozioł
Urszula Kozioł (lang; 20 June 1931 – 20 July 2025) was a Polish poet and writer. She was a recipient of the Silesius Poetry Award (2011) and the Nike Award (2024).
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Urszula Kozioł
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- Name
- Urszula Kozioł
- Born
- 20 June 1931
- Birthplace
- Rakówka, Poland
- Died
- 20 July 2025
- Occupation
- * Poet
- Education
- University of Wrocław
- Nationality
- Poland.
- Fields
- literature, poetry and opinion journalism.
- Honours
- Kościelski Award, Gold Cross of Merit, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Nike Award and Eichendorff-Literaturpreis.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Urszula Kozioł (lang; 20 June 1931 – 20 July 2025) was a Polish poet and writer. She was a recipient of the Silesius Poetry Award (2011) and the Nike Award (2024).
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Biography
Biography
Urszula Kozioł studied at University of Wrocław. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is literature, poetry and opinion journalism. Distinctions recorded are Kościelski Award, Gold Cross of Merit, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Urszula Koziol (b. Juni 20, 1931 in Rakowka, Poland) - Polish writer. She lives in Wroclaw, Poland
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Urszula Kozioł • Born — 20 June 1931 • Birthplace — Rakówka, Poland • Died — 20 July 2025 • Occupation — * Poet • writer • dramatist • Education — University of Wrocław • Genre — Fiction • Notable Works — Supliki (2006) Klangor (2015) Ucieczki (2017) Raptularz (2023)
Life and career
Life and career
Kozioł was born in Rakówka, a village in Poland on 20 June 1931. She attended high school in Zamość and graduated from the University of Wroclaw in 1953. Her debut poetry collection was Gumowe klocki ("Blocks of rubber", 1957), but her second, W rytmie korzeni ("In the Rhythm of the Roots", 1963), is considered her breakthrough. Of her 1963 poem "Recipe for the Meat Course", translator Karen Kovacik writes that it "functions simultaneously as an ars poetica and an ironic riposte to those who believed a woman's place was in the kitchen" and "depict[s] housework or domestic life through motifs of violence and estrangement." Her novel Postoje pamięci ("Stations of Memory", 1965) focuses on Mirka, the daughter of a teacher, growing up in a small village during World War II. In his survey of Polish literature, Czesław Miłosz wrote that it was "One of the most authentic testimonies on the village". She began editing the magazine Odra in 1968. She also wrote stage and radio dramas for adults and children. In 2024, she was awarded Poland's most prestigious literary prize, the Nike Award, for her collection of poetry entitled Raptularz. Kozioł died on 20 July 2025, at the age of 94.
Poetry
Poetry
• Gumowe klocki (Związek Literatów Polskich, Oddział we Wrocławiu, 1957) • W rytmie korzeni (Ossolineum, 1963) • Smuga i promień (Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1965) • Lista obecności (Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1967) • Poezje wybrane (Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1969) • W rytmie słońca (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1974) • Wybór wierszy (Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Czytelnik", 1976) • Poezje wybrane (II) (Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1985) • Wybór wierszy (Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Czytelnik", 1986) • Żalnik (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1989) • Dziesięć lat przed końcem wieku (nakładem autorki; maszynopis powielany, brak daty i miejsca wydania; ok. 1990) • Postoje słowa (Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1994) • Wielka pauza (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1996) • W płynnym stanie (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1998) • Wiersze niektóre (Bis, 1997, 1998) • Stany nieoczywistości (Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1999) • Supliki (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2005) • Przelotem (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2007) • Horrendum (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2010) • Fuga (1955-2010) (Biuro Literackie, 2011) • Klangor (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2014) • Ucieczki (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2016)
Prose
Prose
• Postoje pamięci (Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1964, 1973, 1977; Atut-Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe 2004). • Ptaki dla myśli (Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza 1971; wyd. 2 poprawione i rozszerzone: Wydawnictwo Literackie 1984) • Noli me tangere (Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy 1984)
Essays
Essays
• Z poczekalni oraz Osobnego sny i przypowieści (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1978) • Osobnego sny i przypowieści (Okis, 1997; Biblioteka Wrocławskiego Oddziału Stowarzyszenia Pisarzy Polskich)
Drama
Drama
• Gonitwy (Prapremiera: Zespół Teatralny przy Wyższej Szkole Inżynieryjskiej, Rzeszów 1972) • Kobieta niezależna ("Scena" 12/1976) • Biało i duszno (układ dramatyczny) ("Scena" 10/1977) • Król malowany (na motywach baśni J. Ch. Andersena pt. Nowe szaty króla 1978; druk: Zjednoczone Przedsiębiorstwa Rozrywkowe, Ośrodek Teatru Otwartego "Kalambur", 1986) • Narada familijna ("Teatr Polskiego Radia" 2/1978) • Przerwany wykład ("Scena" 12/1978) • Weekend ("Opole" nr 1/1981 i nr 2/1981) • Spartolino, czyli jak Rzempoła ze szwagrem Pitołą stracha przydybali (Prapremiera: Wrocławski Ośrodek Teatru Otwartego "Kalambur" 1982) • Trzy Światy (Czytelnik, 1982) • Podwórkowcy (Prapremiera: Teatr Dramatyczny im. J. Szaniawskiego, Wałbrzych 1983; spektakl TV 1984) • Psujony ("Scena" 1/1985) • Magiczne imię (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1985)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1931
Urszula Kozioł born at Rakówka, Lublin Voivodeship.
2025
Urszula Kozioł died at Wrocław.
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Rakówka and Lublin Voivodeship.
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Selected awards and honours
• Nike Award (2024) • Gloria Artis Gold Medal for Merit to Culture (2024) • Kazimierz Hoffman Poetry Prize (2020) • Warsaw Literary Prize (2015) • Silesius Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award (2011) • Honorary Citizen of the City of Wrocław (2009) • Honorary doctorate of the University of Wrocław • Der Eichendorff Literatur-Preis (2002) • Polish PEN Club Award (1998) • Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1997) • Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1981) • Cold Cross of Merit (1974) • Kościelski Award (1969)
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- 1.Wilson, Katharina M. An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Taylor & Francis. 1991. 978-0-8240-8547-6.
- 2.Kozioł, Urszula. Poems (Urszula Koziol). Host Publications, Inc. 1989. 978-0-924047-02-2.
- 3.France, Anna Kay. International Women Playwrights: Voices of Identity and Transformation: Proceedings of the First International Women Playwrights Conference, October 18-23, 1988. Scarecrow Press. 1993. 978-0-8108-2782-0.
- 4.Urszula Koziol (poet) - Poland - Poetry International. www.poetryinternationalweb.net.
- 5.Kovacik, Karen. "Beyond the static of language, experience, and history: four Polish poets." The Southern Review, vol. 52, no. 1, 2016, p. 47+
- 6.Miłosz, Czesław. The History of Polish Literature. University of California Press. 1983. 978-0-520-04477-7.
- 7.Poet Urszula Kozioł wins top Polish literary award. 7 October 2024.
- 8.Urszula Kozioł nie żyje. Wybitna poetka miała 94 lata. "Będzie nam Jej bardzo brakowało"
- 9.Poetka Urszula Kozioł odznaczona Złotym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis". dzieje.pl. 20 June 2024.
- 10.Gala wręczenia nagrody I edycji Ogólnopolskiego Konkursu Poetyckiego im. Kazimierza Hoffmana o nagrodę "KOS" (za najlepszy tom poetycki 2019 roku). kpck.pl. 18 September 2020.
- 11.Laureaci. silesius.wroclaw.pl.
- 12.Civitate Wratislaviensi Donatus. bip.um.wroc.pl.
- 13.M.P. 1997 nr 16 poz. 151. isap.sejm.gov.pl.
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