Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak (24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945), was a prolific Polish poet known as the “Polish Sappho” and “queen of lyrical poetry” during Poland’s interwar period, who emigrated to Britain and died in Manchester.


Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak (24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945), was a prolific Polish poet known as the “Polish Sappho” and “queen of lyrical poetry” during Poland’s interwar period, who emigrated to Britain and died in Manchester.