Skamander

Skamander was a Polish group of experimental poets founded in 1918 by Julian Tuwim, Antoni S?onimski, Jaros?aw Iwaszkiewicz, Kazimierz Wierzy?ski and Jan Lecho?. Initially unnamed, in December of 1919 it adopted the name of Scamander, after a river in Asia Minor.

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Polish - Poets - 1918 - Julian Tuwim - Antoni S?onimski - Jaros?aw Iwaszkiewicz - Kazimierz Wierzy?ski - Jan Lecho? - 1919 - Scamander - Asia Minor

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The group was initially closely related to the Pro Arte et Studio literary monthly and the Pod Picadorem cafe in Warsaw. In 1920 it created its organ, the ?Skamander? monthly, although its members collaborated also with the ?Wiadomo?ci Literackie? and other newspapers.

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Pro Arte et Studio - Pod Picadorem - Warsaw - 1920 - Wiadomo?ci Literackie

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The young poets were under heavy influence of Leopold Staff and other neo-romanticist poets. Their main aims were to break up the links between history and poetry and put an end to the nationalist and patriotical function of Polish poetry. In addition, they underlined the need to return the poetry to common people by returning to usage of everyday language in poetry, including colloquialisms, neologisms and vulgarisms. Finally, the Skamandrites (Skamandryci in Polish) underlined the beauty of everyday life and all forms of life in general, including the biological side of it.

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Leopold Staff - Romanticist - Colloquialism - Neologism - Vulgarism

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In contrast to the basic aims of the Young Poland movement of late 19th century, the members of Skamander neglected the need for semi-mythological heroes and protagonists and they replaced them with common people in their poetry. In contrast to the contemporary Awangarda Krakowska movement, they saw themselves as the continuators of the Polish literary tradition, especially that of romanticism and neo-romanticism.

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Young Poland - 19th century - Awangarda Krakowska - Romanticism

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Apart from the five main members of the movement, there were also several less-known poets and critics accepting their principles. Among them were Stanis?aw Bali?ski, Gabriel Micha? Karski, ?wiatope?k Karpi?ski, Jerzy Paczkowski, Karol Zawodzi?ski and Wilam Horzyca.

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Stanis?aw Bali?ski - Gabriel Micha? Karski - ?wiatope?k Karpi?ski - Jerzy Paczkowski - Karol Zawodzi?ski - Wilam Horzyca

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