Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski
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Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkʂɨʂtɔf ˈkamil baˈt͡ʂɨɲskʲi]; nom de guerre: Jan Bugaj; 22 January 1921 – 4 August 1944) was a Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most well known of the Generation of Columbuses, the young generation of Polish poets, of whom several perished in the Warsaw ...
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, ps. Jan Bugaj, Emil, Jan Krzyski, Krzysztof, Piotr Smugosz, Krzysztof Zieliński, Krzyś (ur. 22 stycznia 1921 w Warszawie , zm. 4 sierpnia 1944 tamże) – polski poeta czasu wojny , starszy strzelec podchorąży Armii Krajowej , podharcmistrz Szarych Szeregów , jeden z przedstawicieli pokolenia Kolumbów , w ...
The prince of poets, a knight, a troubadour, the last of the Romantics. A son, a husband, a soldier, an artist. On the 100th anniversary of Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński’s birth, we read 10 of his poems as autobiography.
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński. Poet. Born on the 22nd of January 1921 in Warsaw, died on the 4th of August 1944 in the Warsaw Uprising.
Baczyński’s best-known poem, later sung by Ewa Demarczyk, although commonly associated with the hecatomb of the Warsaw Uprising, was written – which we are usually not aware of – in June 1943. Therefore, it simply cannot be a reference to events that took place more than a year later.
Analysis (ai): The poem "Elegy For A Polish Boy" depicts the brutal murder of a young boy by the Nazis during World War II. The poet uses imagery of embroidery and painting to convey the boy's suffering and the horror of war.
In January 1947 Baczynski's body was dug out of the ruins of the City Hall and Krzysztof and Basia were finally laid to rest together in one grave at the Insurgents' cemetery at Powazki. Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski is no more – left is the memory of his sacrifice and the fruits of his work.
