Grażyna Miller
Grazyna Miller (born January 29, 1957 in Jedwabne ; † August 17, 2009 ) was a Polish- Italian poet , journalist and translator .
Live and act
After graduating from high school (Matura in Polish) in Łomża , she studied for four semesters at the Pedagogical University and was employed as a teacher for Polish at an elementary school (8 classes). During the school holidays she worked as a tour guide , met an Italian, married him, emigrated to Siena in 1983 , lived in Tuscany and studied the Italian language there . In February 2003 she transferred to the Italian Roman Triptych . Meditations , a volume of poetry by John Paul II published by the Vatican Publishing House. A foreword by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger at the time was printed in this volume . The official inauguration of the Italian version took place on March 6, 2003 in the Sala Stampa Vaticana in the presence of the Pope.
The first collection of the poet's poems was published under the title Curriculum in 1988, and was exhibited at the National Book Exhibition in Turin and in the famous Gallery of Ancient Cloisters in Turin. Another collection of poems On the Wave of Breath (Sull'onda del respiro) was published in 2000 and presented in the Hall of Honor of the Basilica of Saint Mary the Angels, on Republic Square in Rome. The last published collection of poems Alibi of the Butterfly (Alibi di una farfalla) from 2002 has found its place in the library of the Vatican Archives.
As a poet in Italy she has received national and international awards. There was a prize from the Minister for Italian Culture (in 2002) and an International Vanvitelli Prize (Luigi Vanvitelli 2001) - "for work that makes people proud of 20th century civilization, that serves the generation intellectually and humanistically". In 2002 she received the Marineo International Prize for Poetry . Other prizes were: the first national prize for poems with a religious theme, the first prize "Forum Interart" for artists, poets, storytellers and a prize "Fiore di roccia" for poems with a love theme. In 2004 she received a National Prize for Literature and Journalism, with special distinction for the Italian version of "Roman Triptych (Trittico romano)".
In Cartagena (Spain) in 2003 she received the "Cartago (Cartagine)" International Prize.
In Poland she received a gold medal from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow for her work and her commitment to Polish-Italian cooperation. In this way she was honored with an international award "The best in 2001" at home.
Not only the Polish (" nichtycie Warszawy ", "Dziennik Polski", "Kurier Poranny" etc.) and the Italian (" L'Osservatore Romano ", " Il Messaggero ", "Il Tempo "," La Sicilia "etc.), but also the Spanish and American press. Among other things, the Italian-American magazine "Bel Paese", which appears in the USA, set up a column for their poems at the time. Radio and television were also interested in them. In the Antenna Sicilia program , the poet had her program of declaimed poetry live for some time and the Vatican TV station "Telepace" broadcast a program on her volume of poetry "Alibi of the Butterfly", with translations of some of Karol Wojtylas' poems. Italian Radio and RAI also paid a lot of attention to her poems and Vatican Radio conducted interviews with her , both in Italian and on the Polish Vatican Radio .
Grażyna Miller's participation in the manifestation "International Poetry Contest. A Poetry for Peace" organized by the Study Center " Anna Kuliscioff " (with the participation of the President of the Italian Republic, ambassadors and foreign institutions) is also noteworthy . In doing so she has given a testimony to her humanitarian commitment to her calling as a poet.
Fonts
Books of poetry
- Resume. (Curriculum) . Lalli Editore, 1988.
- On the breath wave. (Sull'onda the respiro. Poesia) . Edizioni dell'Oleandro, Rome 2001.
- Alibi of the butterfly. (Alibi di una farfalla. Poesia eggi) . Illa Palma, 2002.
Translations
- John Paul II: Roman triptych. Meditations. (Trittico romano. Meditazioni) . Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2003.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miller, Grażyna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Grazyna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-Italian poet, publicist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jedwabne |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 2009 |