Halina Poświatowska
Halina Poświatowska (Polish: [Pɔɕviatɔvska]; née Halina Myga, entered into church records as Helena Myga; born 9 May 1935 – 11 October 1967) was a Polish poet and writer.
Halina Poświatowska | |
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Poświatowska, circa 1954-1956 | |
| Born | 9 May 1935 Częstochowa, Poland |
| Died | 11 October 1967 (aged 32) Warsaw, Poland |
| Pen name | Haśka (more of an intimate diminutive form of Halina, used by her and those around her, rather than a true pseudonym) |
| Occupation | Poet, student of logic and philosophy |
| Genre | Lyric |
| Literary movement | 20th-century Polish post-WWII poetry |
Poświatowska is famous for her lyrical poetry, and for her intellectual, passionate yet unsentimental poetry on the themes of death, love, existence, famous historical personages, especially women, as well as her mordant treatment of life, living, being, bees, cats and the sensual qualities of loving, grieving and desiring.
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