Life Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska



maria pawlikowska-jasnorzewska witkacy (pastel)


fluent in french, english, , german, in youth, kossak divided time between painting , poetry. during marriage jan pawlikowski — after annulment of first marriage władysław bzowski — literary interests prevailed, inspired couple s discussions poetic output , world of literature in general. passionate relationship based on shared interests , mutual love endless source of poetic inspiration her. however, second marriage failed.


following divorce, maria pawlikowska became associated warsaw-based skamander group of poets: julian tuwim, jan lechoń, kazimierz wierzyński, , other renowned writers such jarosław iwaszkiewicz, irena krzywicka, kazimiera iłłakowiczówna , tadeusz boy-Żeleński. in inter-war period pawlikowska-jasnorzewska published twelve volumes of poetry , established herself 1 of innovative poets of era.


she began career playwright in 1924, first farce, archibald chauffeur, produced in warsaw. 1939 had written fifteen plays treatment of taboo topics such abortion, extramarital affairs, , incest provoked scandals. compared critics molière, marivaux, oscar wilde, george bernard shaw, , witkacy. plays depicted unconventional approach motherhood, understood painful obligation ends mutual passion. spoke in support of woman s right choose.



grave of maria jasnorzewska in southern cemetery, manchester


in 1939, @ onset of world war ii, followed third husband, stefan jasnorzewski, england. diagnosed bone cancer in 1944, becoming hemiplegic, , on 9 july 1945 died in manchester, cared last husband. buried husband in southern cemetery, manchester.








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