Iwaniuk Waclaw- Selection of Poems [first edition, Paris 1965].

Paris 1965/ Literary Institute/ Library of ''Culture'', vol. CIX/ first edition/13x21.5cm/s.106/ binding, soft/ very good condition

Waclaw Iwaniuk- poet, literary critic, translator. Educated in Warsaw, he made his first literary attempts before the war, publishing poems in "Kuźnia Młodych". The outbreak of World War II found him on consular practice in Buenos Aires, from where he returned to Europe to enlist in the army. He was a soldier in General Maczek's Highland Brigade and First Armored Division. After demobilization, he remained in England and moved to Canada in 1948.
In the early 1950s he began to publish sporadically in Kultura, mostly poems. Giedroyc regarded him as one of the few true literary talents in the émigré circle, and therefore supported Iwaniuk with honoraria and publications regardless of the financial state of "Kultura." He was a long-time friend and collaborator of the magazine, not only as a poet, but also as a literary critic. In 1959, his volume "Silences. 1949-59 Poems." Five years later he was awarded the "Culture" Literary Prize, which resulted in the publication of another selection of poems. His best volume is considered to be "Dark Time. Poezje" from 1968, also published in the "Kultura" Library. Iwaniuk's last published volume at the Literary Institute was "My Sides of the World. Poezje" from 1994. [source:kulturaparyska.com].