Bogdan Czaykowski

Bogdan Czaykowski (b. 1932, Poland; d. 2007, Canada) was a Polish Canadian poet, essayist, literary translator and literary critic, professor emeritus and former Dean at the University of British Columbia. He wrote numerous articles in academic journals and literary magazines, and was the subject of literary research papers. Czaykowski received the Killam Prize in 1996,[1] including Polish literary awards: Fundacja Turzańskich (1992), Fundacja Kościelskich (1964) and others.

His poetic debut was in the monthly Kultura paryska ("Kultura" Literary Institute, Paris, 1955). Czaykowski published also many essays on other writers and literary subjects.[2][3]

Published books of poetry

• Trzciny czcionek (London, 1957); • Sura (London, 1961); • Spór z granicami (Paris, 1964); • Point-no-Point (Paris, 1971); • Wiatr z innej strony ( Kraków, 1990); • Okanagańskie sady ( Wrocław, 1998, ISBN 83-7023-633-2); • Jakieś ogromne szczęście (Cracow, 2007, ISBN 978-83-240-0826-1).

In anthologies: • Ryby na piasku (London, 1965); • Postwar Polish Poetry (New York, 1965); • Een Gevecht om Lucht (Maasbree, 1979); • The Burning Forest (Bloodaxe, 1988); • Panorama der Polnishen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts (Zurich, 1996); Scanning the Century: the Penguin Book of the Twentieth Century in Poetry (London, 1999).

He was a frequent contributor to many literary journals and magazines, including Kultura (Paris), Kontynenty (London), Fraza (Rzeszów), Strumień (Vancouver), Twórczość (Warsaw) and others.

↑(all titles in original languages of publications - Polish, German, and English)

References

  1. ↑ Killam Teaching Prize Award Winners - UBC Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, Vancouver BC
  2. ↑ Polish Cultural Institution
  3. ↑ About C. Milosz and W. Gombrowicz - Toronto Slavic Quarterly (University of Toronto)