WAŻYK (Wagman), ADAM

WAŻYK (Wagman), ADAM (1905–1982), Polish poet and novelist. A member of the Awangarda group, he published poems and prose and coedited the "New Art" Almanach Nowej Sztuki (1924–25). After World War II, Ważyk coedited Kuźnica and Twórczość and wrote many verse collections, plays, novels, and essays. His Poemat dla dorosłych ("Poem for Adults," 1956) heralded Poland's anti-Stalinist campaign.