We recommend the following books published by Oficyna 21: Kazimierz Ratoń > Poems A collection of poems by Kazimierz Ratoń (1942-1982), one of the most famous Polish "cursed poets", compared with a baroque mystic Angelus Silesius. This volume includes pieces of poetry published by Ratoń in various collections, almanacs and in the papers as well as his entire written legacy, including several poems which had not been published before. First edition: September 2002. Lidia Amejko > The Loud Stories Lidia Amejko, born in 1955 in Wroclaw, is the most outstanding Polish contemporary dramatist. Her plays were staged in Warsaw, Cracow, Opole, Wrocław, London and Düsseldorf. Her dramas were translated into English, German, Croatian, Spanish and Czech languages. "The Loud Stories" is the first collection of Lidia Amejko's short stories, which includes sixteen daringly told stories on voices, souls, places and rubbish. First edition: February 2003. Nominated for the NIKE Award 2004. Jerzy Górzański > Awoken by a Dream An allegorical poem about the life of a Polish romantic poet Juliusz Słowacki. In the poem, Jerzy Górzański, who was born in 1938 and who is one of the most outstanding Polish contemporary poets, argues with the Polish romantic tradition and expresses his reflections on the essence of poetry. First edition: June 2003.