Życie i spuścizna Haliny Poświatowskiej w świetle wierszy, listów i wspomnień o poetce (z warsztatu biografistki)

Abstract

The text concerns Halina Poświatowska (1935–1967), the author of several poetry collections, an autobiographical story, two short stories and dramas (including the unfinished ones). From the very beginning, her poetry (her book debut in 1958) aroused the attention of the readers and researchers and was commented on in numerous articles and books, and the figure of the prematurely deceased poet was recorded in many memoirs. My aim is to present a complex personality of Poświatowska, by confronting various memories and letters, as well as to show how certain life experiences, events and emotions (mainly related to her heart disease) became a literary material. Hence, autobiographism is a useful tool in the analysis of Poświatowska’s poems. In this article, I make use of the poet’s verses and letters, as well as the memories of her family and friends.

Keywords

• autobiographism
• memories
• post-war poetry
• illness