Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak (24 November 1891 â€" 9
July 1945), was a prolific Polish poet known as the Polish Sappho and
"queen of lyrical poetry" during Poland's interwar period.[1] She was
also a dramatist.Born in Kraków into a family of painters, Maria
Kossak grew up in the manor house known as the Kossakówka surrounded
by artists, writers, and intellectuals. Her grandfather, Juliusz
Kossak, and father, Wojciech Kossak, were both professional painters
famous for their depictions of historical scenes and horses. Her
younger sister, Magdalena Samozwaniec, was also a popular writer of
satire.Fluent in French, English, and German, in her youth, Kossak
divided her time between painting and poetry. It was only during her
marriage to Jan Pawlikowski â€" after the annulment of her first
marriage to WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Bzowski â€" that her literary interests
prevailed, inspired by the couple's discussions about her poetic
output and the world of literature in general. Their passionate
relationship based on shared interests and mutual love was an endless
source of poetic inspiration for her. However, her second marriage
also failed.Following her divorce, Maria Pawlikowska became associated
with the Warsaw-based Skamander group of poets: Julian Tuwim, Jan
Lechoń, Kazimierz Wierzyński, and other renowned writers such as
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Irena Krzywicka, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
and Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński. In the inter-war period
Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska published twelve volumes of poetry and
established herself as one of the most innovative poets of the era.
July 1945), was a prolific Polish poet known as the Polish Sappho and
"queen of lyrical poetry" during Poland's interwar period.[1] She was
also a dramatist.Born in Kraków into a family of painters, Maria
Kossak grew up in the manor house known as the Kossakówka surrounded
by artists, writers, and intellectuals. Her grandfather, Juliusz
Kossak, and father, Wojciech Kossak, were both professional painters
famous for their depictions of historical scenes and horses. Her
younger sister, Magdalena Samozwaniec, was also a popular writer of
satire.Fluent in French, English, and German, in her youth, Kossak
divided her time between painting and poetry. It was only during her
marriage to Jan Pawlikowski â€" after the annulment of her first
marriage to WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Bzowski â€" that her literary interests
prevailed, inspired by the couple's discussions about her poetic
output and the world of literature in general. Their passionate
relationship based on shared interests and mutual love was an endless
source of poetic inspiration for her. However, her second marriage
also failed.Following her divorce, Maria Pawlikowska became associated
with the Warsaw-based Skamander group of poets: Julian Tuwim, Jan
Lechoń, Kazimierz Wierzyński, and other renowned writers such as
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Irena Krzywicka, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
and Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński. In the inter-war period
Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska published twelve volumes of poetry and
established herself as one of the most innovative poets of the era.
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