Julian Tuwim
Julian Tuwim was born in Lodz in 1894 to a Jewish family. He graduated from high school in Lodz, where he wrote his first poems. In 1916, Tuwim moved to Warsaw, where he began to study law and philosophy, but quickly gave up studies. He was becoming more and more famous writer there. His poem "Wiosna" published in 1918 became a great event. It was a manifesto of a young artist and man who tounts and unmasks what is known and seen in everyday life. It was the first such a poem written in Poland, so people were surprised and even protested. At that time, the poet also wrote lyrics for the cabaret "Pikador".
Next poems written by Tuwim, including: "Sokrates tańczący" (1919), "Siódma Jesień" (1921), were also very popular. It was then that the best collections of poems appeared: "Słowa we krwi" (1926), "Rzecz czarnoleska" (1929), "Treść gorejąca" (1936) and a selection of satires "Jarmark rymów” (1934). He was the author of many great poems for children, too. The most popular was “Lokomotywa”, “Ptasie radio”, “Rzepka” or “Okulary”.
Tuwim spent the war years in exile: in France, then in America. After returning to Poland in 1946, he lived in Warsaw. He wrote fewer poems; pursued other passions. He died suddenly in December 1953 in Zakopane, where he had gone on vacation with his family.