Tadeusz Różewicz (1921, Radomsko) belongs to the nation of the “escaped”. Contemporaries
like Krzysztof Kamil Baczynski, Tadeusz Gajcy and Zdzisław Stroiński, lost their lives in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. His first poems appeared in 1938 and inspired his brother Janusz to join the resistance movement. In 1942 he joined the Polish government in exile in London. His poetry was published by the underground military press. His brother was arrested in August 1944 and shot by the Germans. His other brother, film director Stanislaw, died recently. Różewicz wrote several screenplays, including five together with his brother. After the war he published his first volumes – Niepokój (Agitation), Czerwone rękawiczki (Red gloves) – which elicited an enthusiastic response from great Polish poets (Julian Przybos, Leopold Staff). These are considered a revolutionary turning point in Polish poetry. His work did not fit the upcoming onset of socialist realism. Theatrical productions raised
the global opinion of Polish drama, while his prose has influenced contemporary Polish literature. Up until 2012, he had 34 published poetry volumes, 12 plays, and had honorary degrees by eight Polish universities. He has received 16 significant national and international awards.