Marcin Świetlicki

Marcin Świetlicki (born 24 December 1961) is a Polish poet, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Kraków, Poland.

Marcin Świetlicki
Świetlicki performing at a concert in Nowa Sól, 1997
Background information
Birth name	Marcin Adam Świetlicki
Born	(1961-12-24) December 24, 1961 (age 63) Piaski, Lublin Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
Years active	1992–present
Member of	Świetliki

Świetlicki was born in Piaski, near Lublin, [[[Polish People's Republic|Poland]]. 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 until 2004. Besides his extensive 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.

External links

• I find the trace, translated by Peter Constantine
• biography and bibliography at "Culture.PL" website of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute