Józef Bohdan Zaleski

Józef Bohdan Zaleski was a Polish Romantic poet. A friend of Adam Mickiewicz, Zaleski founded the Ukrainian poetic school.

Life

Zaleski was a member of the secret patriotic organisation Związek Wolnych Polaków ; a participant of the November Uprising ; a deputy of the Sejm ; the co-founder of the religious brotherhood Towarzystwo Braci Zjednoczonych; and co-editor of a magazine, Nowa Polska.

Zaleski was associated with Romanticism and sentimentalism. He was the author of popular historical dumas ; love and reflective lyrics inspired by folk poetry; religious poetry; as well as fantasy poems, sung poems, aphoristic poems, memoirs, translations.
Three of his songs were set to music by Frédéric Chopin.
; DumasDumka hetmana Kosińskiego Dumka Mazepy Czajki
; Poems and lyricsDuch od stepu Jamby, aphoristic poemPrzenajświętsza Rodzina, religious poemPyłki, aphoristic poemRojenia wiośniane — sung poemRusałki — fantasy poemŚliczny chłopiec — sung poemŚpiew poety — lyricTędy, tędy leciał ptaszek — sung poemDuch od stepu
; CollectionsPisma zbiorowe Dzieła pośmiertne