Marcin Świetlicki

Marcin Świetlicki
Świetlicki performing at a concert in Nowa Sól, 1997
Background information
Birth nameMarcin Adam Świetlicki
Born (1961-12-24) December 24, 1961
Piaski, Lublin Voivodeship, Polish People's Republic
Years active1992–present
Member ofŚwietliki

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

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.


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