Różewicz belongs to the first generation born and educated after Poland regained its independence in 1918. His juvenile poems were published in 1938. During the Second World War, like his brother Janusz (also a poet), he was a soldier of the Polish underground Home Army.
Unlike Janusz, who was executed by Gestapo in 1944, Różewicz survived the war and by the time of his dramaturgical debut in 1960, he was the author of highly acclaimed twelve volumes of poetry. He has since written over fifteen plays. This eruption of dramaturgical energy was also accompanied by major volumes of poetry and prose. Różewicz is considered one of Poland's best post-war poets and most innovative playwrights.
Rozewicz is a precursor of the avant-garde in poetry and drama, and an independent artist who, despite the pressure of public opinion, has steered clear of politics.
Rozewicz has provided his own answer to the question, whether poetry is even possible after Auschwitz, by creating a new type of restrained verse that is known as the fourth versification system in literary Polish, in Anxiety (1947) and A Red Glove (1948).
TadeuszRozewicz was awarded PolandÂ’s most prestigious literary prize, NIKE, in 2000 for Matka Odchodzi (Mother Departs), a book of prose and verse combined, dedicated to his motherÂ’s passing.
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