Baczyński was a Polish poet and Home Army soldier. He was born in Warsaw on 22nd January, 1921 in a bonafide family. He had a relatively peaceful childhood, he attended the Gimnazjum i Liceum im. Stefana Batorego and graduated in 1939. He debuted in 1938 in "Strzala" magazine with a poem. However, his future ambitions to master fine arts came to a halt at the outbreak of World War II. He had to join the war for the sake of his nation. During the early years, he cooperated with the left-wing underground press, most notably "Plomienie" and "Droga" magazines. On July 6, 1942, he married Barbara Drapczyńska, a colleague of a university which he was secretly attending to. As a member of Scouting Assault Groups (Harcerskie Grupy Szturmowe), Baczyński took part in many sabotage actions throughout the occupation. After the Warsaw Uprising broke out, he was killed in action on 4th August, 1944. He is buried in the Powazki Military Cemetery with his wife. After 50 years, he still remained very popular in the Polish society and culture. A translated version of his poems was published in 2005, titled: "White Magic And Other Poems". He is a disciple of love, his poems depict the brutality of the war, to which, he suggests only love can heal the wounds caused by it.
[Originally published on another blog by me]
[Originally published on another blog by me]
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