Jan Strządała

Jan Strządała (born 4 February 1945 in Wiśla, Poland) – is a Polish poet.

Biography

He studied at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lodz (1961–1967). After the aborted literary studies, he started to work keeping up with gainful employment in various professions. He made his debut in 1969 with a book of lyrics Przegrany semestr under the pseudonym John Strehl.

In 1970–1977 he worked in the Publishing Institute "PAX" in Warsaw. During martial law led Gliwice Literary Group, of which he was a founder. From 1985 to 1991 he was an employee of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In the years 1993–1996 he presided the Katowice Branch of the Polish Writers Association. In 1999–2002 he was Vice President of Polish Writers Association in Warsaw. He is also the president of the Club of Creative Unions in Gliwice.

More than 70 independent publications (poems, essays) appeared in cultural magazines as well as in the Polish Radio and Television. Various texts have been set to music, among other things by Ewa Szydło. Jan Strządała is an honorary member of the Polish-American Poets Academy, Inc. in Wallington. His poetry has been translated into Russian, German, Czech, English, Italian and Esperanto. He was a Participants of the German-Polish poets steamer.

Books of poetry

1. Przegrany semestr, (pseud. Jan Strehl), PAX, Warszawa 1969
2. Słoneczna noc, Czytelnik, Warszawa 1983, ISBN 83-07-00859-X
3. Trudna galaktyka, Czytelnik, Warszawa 1988, ISBN 83-07-01872-2
4. Szept igły w otwartej żyle,Wyd. SPP, Katowice1993, ISBN 83-901251-1-0
5. Pochylone niebo,Wyd. Latona, Warszawa 1994, ISBN 83-85449-21-3
6. Nieobecna noc,Wyd. Baran & Suszczyński, Kraków1997, ISBN 83-85109-73-0
7. Naga sukienka ,Wyd. Baran & Suszczyński , Kraków 2001, ISBN 83-88575-15-5
8. Tajemnica, Wyd. Miniatura, Kraków 2003, ISBN 83-7081-454-9
9. Światło i ciało,Wyd. Miniatura, Kraków 2004, ISBN 83-7081-550-2
10. Noc co noc, Wyd. Miniatura, Kraków 2005, ISBN 83-7081-787-4
11. Młode słowa, Wyd. Miniatura, Kraków 2007, ISBN 978-83-7081-826-5
12. Delikatne miejsce, Wyd. Unibook, 2009
13. CIEMNOOKA,(pseud. Dawid Glen), Hsg. e-bookowo.pl 2010, ISBN 978-83-61184-75-1
14. CIEMNOOKA,(pseud. Dawid Glen), Wrocław 2010, wyd. II, ISBN 978-83-930391-0-4
15. Wiersze I, Hsg. Biblioteka Śląska, Katowice 2012, ISBN 978-83-60209-81-3
16. Wiersze II, Hsg. Biblioteka Śląska, Katowice 2012, ISBN 978-83-60209-80-6
17. PAMIĘĆ CIAŁA bawi się moim sercem, Gliwice 2014, ISBN 978-83-930391-1-1
18. KORALIKI, wyd.ARKA, Gliwice 2015, ISBN 978-83-930391-2-8

Major awards

• Award of the President of Gliwice in the field of culture for poetry in 1996, 2005
• Cross of Merit, Warschau 2005
• "Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis", Warschau 2011
• "LITERARY EXCELLENCE AWARD", Mai 2013, POLISH AMERICAN POETS ACADEMY Wallington, USA, beim Wettbewerb Johannes Paul II.
• "LITERARY EXCELLENCE AWARD" wrzesień 2013, POLISH AMERICAN POETS ACADEMY Wallington, USA, Wettbewerb um das patriotische Gedicht

Bibliographies

• Grupy Literackie w Polsce 1945–1980 – Hsg. Wiedza Powszechna Warszawa 1993
• WOREYD ALMANACH 2000
• WHO IS WHO W POLSCE – 2002