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joanna , 2006 wajs warsaw -lrb- poland -rrb- , august 25 warsaw , poland 250px polish 20 may 1979 joanna_wajs_by_kubik_01 . jpg joanna wajs
 '' ` joanna wajs '' ' writer , literary critic and literary translator
joanna wajs

joanna wajs -lrb- born may 20 , 1979 in warsaw -rrb- is a polish writer , literary critic and literary translator .
she studied polish and italian philology at the university of warsaw .
her prose works and poetry have been published in numerous respected literary periodicals in poland .
her poetry has been translated into several languages , including italian , slovenian and hebrew .
her first collection of poems , entitled `` sprzedawcy kieszonkowych lusterek '' -lrb- pocket mirror salesman -rrb- , was published in 2004 by the publishing house zielona sowa in krakow .
this collection won a number of prestigious awards , including the kazimiera iłłakowiczówna prize , which is awarded annually to debut poetry collections by polish authors .
she translates from italian into polish , including works by oriana fallaci , dino buzzati , gian antonio stella and valerio evangelisti .
she is also the editor of a column on poetry for the daily newspaper gazeta wyborcza .
