Julian Tuwim

Julian Tuwim (1894-1953), born in Łódź, studied law and philosophy in Warsaw from 1916 to 1918 and was one of the founders of the Skamander group and of the Pikador cabaret. A lyric poet, author of satires, cabaret monologues and poems for children, he also translated Pushkin. In 1939, because of his Jewish origins, he left Poland through Romania and France, then passed through Portugal and Brazil before settling in the United States. Having returned in 1946, he died in Zakopane on 27 December 1953.

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• PoetryKwiaty polskieJulian Tuwim · 1949not translated into EnglishLiteraturePublic domain