Antoni Matuszkiewicz

Antoni Matuszkiewicz (born 13 August 1945) is a Polish poet, prose writer, playwright, journalist, and promoter of literary life. As a poet, he expresses himself in a modern and, at the same time, spiritual manner.

An opposition activist during the Polish People's Republic, he was interned on 13 December 1981. Associated with Świdnica, and later with the eastern part of the Kłodzko Land. Since 2008, he has been living in Martínkovice in the Czech Republic.

Early life He was born on 13 August 1945 in Lviv into a family of teachers. In April 1946, his parents Władysław and Maria née Alexandrowicz moved with him to Olesno in Opolian Silesia, where they lived until 1948, then to Świdnica, where Antoni graduated from the . From 1963 to 1968, he studied history at the University of Wrocław, while also participating in the Interdepartmental Cultural and Educational Studies, and was a member of Polish Students' Association. From 1961 to 1980, he was a voluntary guardian of monuments for Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society.

From 1968 to 1970, he was the head of the collections department at the . From 1971 to 1972, he was an instructor at the Świdnica Cultural Center. In 1976, he completed postgraduate studies in museology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. From 1973 to 1979, he worked at the ; from 1976 as its director. From 1979 to 1982, he was the head of the scientific and educational department at the . He was involved in the Regional Society of the Świdnica Region, was an active member of the Association for the Sake of Man ITON, a member of the boards of ITON, the Association of Friends of the Valley Kruszynka in Nowy Gierałtów, and the Limestone Museum Association in Stara Morawa. The 22nd edition took place in 2021.

Awards and honors Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2021) Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (2022) Honorary Member of the Polish-Czech Group of Poets '97 (2001) volumes of poetry, prose poetry, and dramas. He has also published almost a hundred articles, texts, and reviews in various periodicals including: (Olsztyn), Dialog (Warsaw), (Wrocław), (Rzeszów), Krasnogruda (Sejny), Tytuł (Gdańsk), (Poznań), (Warsaw), and others. An important feature of the poet's expression is the awareness of his Lviv roots and the ecumenical mythology of reconciliation between Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews. On the other hand, he follows the traces of the intertwining of Silesian cultures in their German, Czech, and Polish varieties, intrigued by the phenomenon of cultural proximity. He draws poetic realities from the neighborhood. Bielice ("the last village on the edge of the homeland"), Błędne Skały, Broumov, Gierałtów, Owl Mountains, Golden Mountains, Kłodzko, Nowa Ruda, Ślęża, Śnieżnik, and Wambierzyce are for the poet a reserve of locality open to universality.

Hotel Europa Monsignore Efekt Pan Sziwa, radio play broadcast by Efekt Dopplera (radio play) broadcast by , 2nd award in Polskie Radio Rzeszów competition in 2001

Prose

Editorial anthologies, interviews

Selections of poems in foreign languages

Guidebooks