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| After a brief visit to St Pius X College and in late 2008 in order to discuss 'Immigrant Chronicle', Skrzynecki was criticized for his cynical views and poor interpretation of questions asked by students. During this encounter many students also made remarks regarding the disconnection that he feels with his father in 'Feliks Skrzynecki', however the author rebuked these claims, stating that students were reaching too far into the text, when previously he had stated in an opening speech that students were free to interpret and delve into the text as much as they liked, and that there was no 'wrong' answer. Ultimately this encounter left students with a poor image of Skrzynecki, deeming him to be somewhat reclusive about the true meanings behind his poems. | |||
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| "well, to use a sex analogy, i just build up and need to release it some how!!"-- Peter Skryznecki 24/3/09 | |||
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Peter Michael Skrzynecki (often misspelled "Sheneski", among other misspellings) (Polish pronunciation: [ˈskʂɨnɛtski]; born 6 April 1945 in Germany) is an Australian poet of Polish origin. He came to Australia with his parents in 1949, as a refugee from "the sorrow / Of northern wars" (Crossing the Red Sea). This voyage —a four-week sea expedition on the General Blatchford, a converted United States Navy transport ship— was the basis for many of the poems in his 1975 collection, Immigrant Chronicle.
Skrzynecki has taught various courses relating to literature, including English Studies, American Literature, Australian Literature and Creative Writing. He has received several awards for his contributions to Australian and multicultural literature, including the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry in 1972 for Headwaters, the Captain Cook Bicentenary Poetry Prize, the Henry Lawson Short Story Award, an Order of Cultural Merit from the Polish government in 1989 and, in 2002, an Order of Australia. Skrzynecki visits schools and gives lectures on the current topic area of Immigrant Chronicle.
Immigrant Chronicle
Immigrant Chronicle, is a range of poems by peter skryznecki, remembering the experiences of his family as they immigrated from post-war Poland to Australia. The family, Peter Skrzynecki and his two parents, were in transit for over two years from 1949–51 (either physically travelling, or in a Migrant Hostel) before they were allowed to begin their new life in Australia. The book also expounds the ongoing hardships that Skrzynecki and his parents still suffer because of their journey to Australia. Immigrant Chronicle was one of the five prescribed "Physical Journeys" texts in the compulsory New South Wales NSW HSC English syllabus, and is now a prescribed poetry text for "Belonging" for 2009–2012. This core text is the main focus of the unit, and it requires students to find their own related text(s) and compare the texts in the form of an essay (suggested duration of forty minutes).
Among the 48 poems included in Immigrant Chronicle are:
- 1. Immigrants at Central Station, 1951
- 2. Feliks Skrzynecki
- 6. St Patrick's College
- 8. Ancestors
- 17. 10 Mary Street
- 33. Crossing the Red Sea
- 38. Leaving home
- 44. Migrant hostel
- 63. In the folk museum
- 67. A drive in the country
- 80. Post card
Bibliography
Poetry
- There, Behind the Lids (1970)
- Headwaters (1972)
- Immigrant Chronicle (1975)
- The Aviary (1978)
- The Polish Immigrant (1982)
- Night Swim (1989)
- Easter Sunday (1993)
- Time's Revenge (2000)
- Old/New World (2007), selection from his previous eight books, plus the new collection Blood Plums
Novels
- The Beloved Mountain (1988)
- The Cry of the Goldfinch (1996)
Memoir
- The Sparrow Garden (2004)
Short Stories
- The Wild Dogs (1987)
- Rock 'n' Roll Heroes (1992)
After a brief visit to St Pius X College and in late 2008 in order to discuss 'Immigrant Chronicle', Skrzynecki was criticized for his cynical views and poor interpretation of questions asked by students. During this encounter many students also made remarks regarding the disconnection that he feels with his father in 'Feliks Skrzynecki', however the author rebuked these claims, stating that students were reaching too far into the text, when previously he had stated in an opening speech that students were free to interpret and delve into the text as much as they liked, and that there was no 'wrong' answer. Ultimately this encounter left students with a poor image of Skrzynecki, deeming him to be somewhat reclusive about the true meanings behind his poems.
"why do you write poetry?" "well, to use a sex analogy, i just build up and need to release it some how!!"-- Peter Skryznecki 24/3/09
References
- "Peter Michael Skrzynecki". It's an Honour website. 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- "NSW HSC English titles for 2009". Phoenix Education. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
External links
- Peter Skrzynecki's website; contains notes about his writings, including a biography of Skrzynecki
- Peter Skrzynecki at the Australian Poetry Resources Internet Library (APRIL)