5/20/2023 0 Comments Attention lyricsx![]() He was buried within the crypts of the Temple of Divine Providence on the outskirts of the Polish capital, despite the fact that he wanted to be buried at the Powązki cemetery in Warsaw.Ī kneeler erected in the memory of Jan Twardowski, engraved with his last poem - Visitationist Church, Warsaw Jan Twardowski died on 18 January 2006 in Warsaw. In 2000, Twardowski won the IKAR prize, and was rewarded with the TOTUS prize a year later. In 1980 he received the PEN Club and Robert Graves lifetime achievement awards, and, in 1996, the Order Uśmiechu (The Order of the Smile). He gained fame in 1960 after publishing his first poetry book, "Znak Ufności" ("The Sign of Trust"). His writings were published in a popular Polish Catholic magazine, Tygodnik Powszechny. In 1959 he became a provost of the Visitationist Church. In 1937 he published his first book of poetry.ĭuring World War II he took part in various operations organised by the Armia Krajowa and fought in the Warsaw Uprising.Īfter the war, he joined a seminary and began studying theology at the Warsaw University. He had his own column there, for which he wrote poems, short stories, and interviewed various writers.Īfter middle school, he began studying literature at the Józef Piłsudski University (University of Warsaw). In 1932 he began working with the youth newspaper "Kuźnia Młodych" ("Forge of the Young"). ![]() Several weeks after his birth, due to the events of World War I, his family moved to Russia After 3 years, they returned to Warsaw. His parents were Jan Twardowski and Aniela Maria Konderska. Jan Twardowski was born on 1 June 1915 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. Statue of Jan Twardowski by Wojciech Gryniewicz in Warsaw Biography
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