BIO
Born on 11 March 1938 in Jarosław in the Subcarpathian region; son of Mikołaj Iwosa [later: Ivossé] and Anna, née Babiak. He spent his childhood in Jarosław where he completed his education at the Technical School for Roadbuilding and Surveying in 1958. He moved to Wroclaw the same year, where he worked in casual jobs and was also a non-enrolled student on the journalism programme at the University of Wroclaw (UWr). He worked in the Subcarpathian region between 1964 and 1966, supervising the construction of roads and bridges in the District Authority for Local Roads (Powiatowy Zarząd Dróg Lokalnych) in Brzozów, while from 1967 to 1972 he was a senior economist at Agricultural Construction Transport and Equipment Company (Przedsiębiorstwo Sprzętowo-Transportowe Budownictwa Rolniczego) in Sieniawa near Jarosław. He started writing works of literature during this period. He made his debut in 1968 with the poem Otwieranie miasta (Opening Up the City), published in "Życie Przemyskie" (no. 34), while in 1969 his first prose pieces, Pory dnia (Times of Day), appeared in the same publication (no. 43). He worked as a senior economist at the Jarlan textile factory in Jarosław between 1972 and 1982. He was also director of Art-Club in Jarosław until 13 December 1981, when martial law was declared in Poland. Throughout this time he continued to write poetry and prose, publishing his works in periodicals including "Prometej" (from 1971), "Nowiny" (1975-81) and "Profile" (intermittently from 1978 to 1982). He received many awards and prizes in poetry and prose competitions, including the "Złota Lampka Górnicza” (The Golden Miner's Lamp; 1968 and 1970), "Bieszczadzki Laur" (1972), and the Award of Polish Radio's Krakow Station (Krakowska Rozgłośnia Polskiego Radia) in 1973. In 1980, he won the third prize at the Moscow Animated Film Festival for his script for Inspektor na tropie (Inspector on the Case). He was a member of the Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity (NSZZ Solidarność) and edited "Do Rzeczy", the information bulletin of Solidarity' inter-factory workplace commission in Jarosław, which appeared between April and November 1981. Following the imposition of martial law, he continued his conspiratorial activities as part of the underground Solidarity trade union. From 1982, he also published his novels. He left for West Germany in spring 1988 for political reasons. He remained in a refugee camp in Oldenburg until autumn 1988 when he was granted asylum. He worked as a labourer, kitchen assistant and caretaker. He published poetry, articles and reviews in periodicals and journals that appeared in Poland and abroad, including "Słowo" (1990-91), "Dziennik Polski i Dziennik Żołnierza” (London, 1994-2005), "Teczka" (Paris), "Kurier" (Hamburg), "Samo Życie” (Ahlen) and "Nasze Słowo” (Würzburg). He was co-founder of the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia (Klub Inteligencji Katolickiej – KIK) in Lübeck (1994) and the Polonus Society for the Promotion of Polish Culture (Towarzystwo Krzewienia Kultury Polskiej Polonus) in Kiel (1995). He also took up easel painting, graphic art and drawing, putting his works on display in many group exhibitions throughout Germany, including shows in the cities of Oldenburg, Lübeck and Hamburg. Between 1995 and 1997, he ran an art gallery in Oldenburg. He was awarded the Honorary Prize of the City of Jarosław in 1995 and the Artex Publishing award in the USA in 1996. He joined the London-based Union of Polish Writers Abroad (Związek Pisarzy Polskich na Obczyźnie) in 1997, the Éditions Casimir Le Grand Association in Paris the same year, the Padre Pio Jarosław Charity Association (Jarosławskie Stowarzyszenie Charytatywne im. Ojca Pio) in 1999, Lübecker Autorenkreis und seine Freunde e.v. in 2000 (remaining a member until 2006), and the Paris-based Polish Association of Authors, Journalists and Translators in Europe (Association Polonaise des Auteurs, Journalistes et Traducteurs en Europe; APAJTE) in 2001. In 2004, he started collaborating with "Gazeta Kulturalna", based in Zelów, publishing poems and articles there. He also worked with the quarterlies "Łowiec Galicyjski" and "Porady na zdrowie". In 2012, he launched a blog on the Jarosław Blog Platform (Jarosławska Platforma Blogowa): (http://www.jaroslawinfo.pl/blogi-nowe/itemlist/user/842-kazimierzivosse). He married the Polish teacher Anna Nepelska in 1964. She died in 2006. He is father to the art historian and poet Iwona Ivosse-Pinno (b. 1965). He lives in Jarosław and in Wankendorf, Germany.
Twórczość
1. Zanim zabrzmi cisza. [Powieść]. Powst. przed 1980. Olsztyn: Pojezierze 1982, 113 s.
Nagrody
2. Obcy. [Powieść]. Rzeszów: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza 1982, 162 s.
3. Wronie oko. [Słuchowisko]. „Ok” 1983 nr 4 s. 7-31.
4. Siódmy dzień święcić. [Powieść]. Rzeszów: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza 1984, 208 s.
5. Garść nieba, garść piekła. [Cykl powieściowy; T. 1-5]. Wyd.: [T. 1] Rzeszów: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza 1988, 389 s.; [T. 2] Oldenburg; Jarosław : P.W. Kolor-Druk 2014, 281 s.; [T. 3] Oldenburg/H; Jarosław : PAPIRUS 2018, 324 s.; [T. 4] Wankendorf; Jarosław : Wydawnictwo Papirus 2020, 298 s.; [T. 5] Wankendorf; Jarosław : Zakład Wielobranżowy Drukarnia Multicolor 2022, 314 s.
6. Wiersze grudniowe = Dezembergedichte. Hannover: Erulier 1995.
7. Przeminęło, odeszło w milczeniu. O Karlu Dedeciusie. [Powieść]. Lublin: Redakcja Wydawnictw Katowickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego 1997, 268 s.
8. Złoty kościotrup. [Opowiadania]. Tarnów: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Witek-Druk” 1998, 112 s.
9. Fremd in Deutschland. [Wiersze]. Lubeka 1999, 29 s.
10. Tak daleko drugi brzeg. Powieść. Jarosław: Wydawnictwo Franciszkańskie 1999, 143 s.
11. Rzeka ludzi szczęśliwych. Powieść. Jarosław; Wólka Pełkińska: Urząd Parafialny. Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka p.w. św. Stanisława B.M. 2000, 207 s.
12. Claudine. Powieść. Krosno: Roksana [2002], 185 s.
13. Kamienica pod czternastką. Powieść. Jarosław: Papirus 2004, 232 s.
14. [Sto] 100 fraszek. Jarosław: P.W. Kolor-Druk 2005, 61 s.
15. Odejścia i powroty. Wiersze wybrane. Jarosław; Oldenburg: Papirus [2006], 179 s.
16. Opowiem to jeszcze raz. Powieść. Jarosław: P.W. Kolor-Druk 2007, 234 s.
17. List otwarty do poety Kennetha Rexrotha albo poemat egzystencjalny. Wrocław; Oldenburg: Jarosław: P.W. Kolor-Druk 2008, 68 s.
18. Światłocienie. [Felietony]. Jarosław: Parafia Chrystusa Króla 2009, 272 s.
19. Księga ciszy. [Powieść]. Jarosław: P.W. Kolor-Druk 2012, 441 s.
Inne formy wydań
20. Cisza i cień. Powieść. Hamburg; Oldenburg/H; Jarosław: Papirus 2015, 291 s.
21. Między ciszą a ciszą. Powieść. Hamburg; Oldenburg;H. Wankendorf; Jarosław: Drukarnia Kolor-Druk 2017, 344 s.
Słuchowiska radiowe, m.in.
Omówienia i recenzje
• Ankieta dla IBL PAN 2014, 2024.
