Adam Wiedemann

Adam Wiedemann is a poet, writer, translator, literary and music critic.

Biography

Son of Jerzy Wiedemann and Janina née Kubiak. He attended the Maria Skłodowska-Curie High School in Ostrzeszów. After passing his matura in 1986, he studied Polish studies at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków; he obtained his master's degree in 1991.
Between 1996 and 2005 he published the reviews of music albums in Tygodnik Powszechny. He translated poetry from Ukrainian, Slovenian and English. He also painted, drew, and illustrated books. His poems were translated into English, German, Slovenian and Ukrainian.

Poetry books

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Short stories collections

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Other books

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Accolades

In 1999 he received Kościelski Award. In 2005 he earned Nike Award nomination for the poetry volume Kalipso. In 2008 he received Gdynia Literary Prize for the book Pensum. Also in 2008 he was nominated to Silesius Poetry Award for Filtry. In 2011 he was nominated to Gdynia Literary Prize for the book Dywan. In 2015 he was nominated to Silesius Poetry Award for the book Z ruchem. In 2023 he was nominated to Gdynia Literary Prize for Odżywki i suplementy.