Włodzimierz Szymanowicz

Who is Włodzimierz Szymanowicz?

Włodzimierz Szymanowicz was a Polish painter and poet. Son of Jadwiga and Kazimierz Szymanowicz, was born on September 3, 1946, in Wrocław. His mother was from Polish aristocracy, his father was of Jewish descent. Szymanowicz died tragically, in Warsaw, at the age of twenty and a half years, on March 4, 1967. Today he is known mostly for his poems, including one which had provided lyrics to a popular song, composed years after Szymanowicz's death. However not a single poem by him was published while he was alive. Fortunately, many of his poems have survived, and were published posthumously, mainly due to the tireless efforts of his mother.