Polish poet and writer Joanna Dziwak has died at the age of 40. She was closely associated with Kraków and passed away on Monday, September 7.
Dziwak debuted in 2005 and released her first poetry collection, ‘sturm & drang’, in 2010. Her work was published in various literary journals, including ‘Czasie Kultury’, ‘Twórczości’, and ‘Odrze’. In 2014, she published her first prose book, ‘Gry losowe’, which explored internet culture, urban daily life, and themes of unfulfillment through irony and parody.
Beyond literature, she was known for creating the popular website ‘Hipsterski maoizm’, where she published political and social memes. She also had a minor acting role in the TVN series ‘Szpital św. Anny’. Her death was confirmed by poet Marcin Orliński and shared by others close to her.