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The Art and Wrtitings of Richard Tylman
About Ryszard Tylman in the Polish language
Gallery of oil paintings
including Narrative
Preface and the most
representative poetry
Love poems from book
Imaginary Lovers
An Ode to Whales, ballad
Press interview with
the author in Kraków

Wywiad z autorem w
tygodniku Głos, Kraków
Special feature: the most
recent essay on Holocaust
coverage in Wikipedia »
Deleted from Wikipedia,
the free encyclopedia
Revenge on Polish
anthology in Wikipedia
Images of events and
poetry readings: #1,
#2.
Guestbook including
poem reviews
Wiersze wybrane
z książki Koty marcowe

Poetry in Polish from
The Felines of March
Richard Tylman
Richard Tylman, born Ryszard /'RI-shard/ Tylman, in 1952, is a poet, painter, essayist, story­teller, translator, author of limited editions of poetry in English and Polish languages, a winner of the Grand Owl Poetry Award sponsored by the Jagiel­lonian University of Kraków; a Canadian spoken word artist and author of articles and essays contributing to the intellectual climate of the arts and literary communities of Western Canada, the Polish-Canadian cultural society, and the world poetry circles. Guest of literary clubs, events, Polish-Canadian benefit concerts and English language radio programs; former host of the annual live broadcast of the Heart of the City Spoken Word Showcase; creator and producer of the Summer Dreams of the Downtown Eastside. As featured poet, Tylman performed at the Gala of the Heart of the City Festival broadcasted in Vancouver by Shaw Cable TV in 2006.

Tylman is a bilingual writer. He is also a visual artist with a Master's degree in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków who in recent times has focussed on studies of the Canadian Westcoast Native mythology. He has been a graphic illustrator and won First Prize in Illustration from the Association of the Graphic Designers of Canada in 1991. Tylman was an ardent contributor to Wikipedia with the username Poeticbent since 2006.

The poetry of Richard Tylman, intellectual and thought-provoking, moves freely between the conventions of philosophical treatise and North American romanticism. The selections from his Canadian work in the Polish language spanning two decades were published and distributed in Poland by Wydawnictwo Nowy Świat (The New World Publishing), under the title Koty  marcowe (The Felines of  March).


Bibliography

Poetry

  • Selections From an Old Shoebox, Vancouver BC: Aspidistra Press, 1998.
  • Privilege / Przywilej, Vancouver BC: Aspidistra Press, 1999.
  • Living Inside the Moving Landscape, Vancouver BC: Aspidistra Press, 2000, (catalogue).
  • Wax Poetics, Vancouver BC: Aspidistra Press, 2000, (catalogue).
  • Imaginary Lovers, and Other Poems, Vancouver BC: Aspidistra Press, 2001.
  • Koty marcowe (The Felines of March), Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Nowy Świat Publishing, 2002. ISBN 83-88576-94-1, (catalogue).

Anthologies

  • Strumień, Polish-Canadian Art Annual, Vancouver BC: Strumień Publications, 1999, Vol. 1. ISSN 1488-8513, (Wayback).
  • Strumień, Vancouver BC: Strumień Pub., 2000, Vol. 2.
  • Nowa Huta: Okruchy życia i meandry historii. Photo Anthology illustrated with poetry; J.A. Karnasiewicz (ed). Kraków, Wydawnictwo Towarzystwo Słowaków w Polsce, 2003. ISBN 83-89186-67-5.
  • Tylmanowie. Sztambuch rodzinny, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Towarzystwo Słowaków w Polsce, 2007. ISBN 978-83-7490-120-8.

Translations

  • Portret mojego miasta: Świecie (The Portrait of My City: Świecie) by Małgorzata Szymczyk-Karnasiewicz, Jerzy Aleksander Karnasiewicz, Rafał Dyguła. Kraków: Agencja NOVUM, 2006. ISBN 83-919985-3-3.(Books)

Essays

Paintings and Narrative | Foreword and selected poetry featured | Special feature: the latest poems | View Guestbook | Photo album | Selections from Imaginary Lovers | Poetry in Polish