Rafał Wojaczek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rafał Wojaczek

Polish poet

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1945

Place of Birth: Mikołów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 11-May-1971

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Rafal Wojaczek (December 6, 1945 – May 11, 1971) was a Polish poet of the postwar generation.
He was a son of a respected family in Upper Silesia.
His life was marked by abortive studies, alcoholism, depression and suicide attempts, the last one of which was successful.
His short career took place during the turbulent years of modern Poland when the younger generation began to realize that they were trapped in a mendacious political system.
Other Polish poets and writers with comparable biographies include Edward Stachura, Marek Hlasko and Tadeusz Borowski.