CIRCOLO DIDATTICO
S.
G.
BOSCOBIANCAVILLA- CT
ITALY
Jan Brzechwa (15 August 1898
– 2 July 1966), born Jan Wiktor Lesman in Polonia to a
family of Jewish descent was a
Polish poet and author, mostly
known for his contribution to
children s literature.
He...
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CIRCOLO DIDATTICO
S.
G.
BOSCOBIANCAVILLA- CT
ITALY
Jan Brzechwa (15 August 1898
– 2 July 1966), born Jan Wiktor Lesman in Polonia to a
family of Jewish descent was a
Polish poet and author, mostly
known for his contribution to
children s literature.
He studied in a Jesuit school and
after moving to the city of Warsaw he graduated from the
School of Law.
His formal writing debut took place in 1920 in
various humor magazines.
In
1926 he published his first book
of poems.
Brzechwa was the writer s pseudonym; and translates into
fletching (the tail section of an
arrow).
He changed his name in
order to avoid being confused
with his cousin Bolesław Leśmian, also a poet.
Among his
works is Chrząszcz (A Beetle), a
poem famous for being one of
the hardest to pronounce texts in
Polish literature, even for adult,
native Polish speakers.
Brzechwa is well known in
Poland for having written a
number of lyrical and amusing
children s poems.
He also wrote
a long running series of children s
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