Tadeusz Miciński w Internecie

Abstract

In the paper, the author considers how Tadeusz Miciński’s figure is presented on the Internet. According to him, Miciński on the Internet is primarily seen as a ‘mustread author.’ This is hardly surprising, considering the exceptional literary legacy of Miciński. In the age of visual information, an Internet user can also see a multitude of images related to Miciński. By choosing the ‚Images’ tab on the Google search page, one can immediately access a wide range of photos, pictures, and book covers. They are mostly his portraits, photos (including the famous photo with a lynx), but also scanned book pages with his poems. One can not only read but also listen to Miciński’s works on the Internet. The prevailing audio form in which his works reach the Internet audience is through the lyrics of musical pieces. For example, on the LP recorded by Marek Grechuta and the Anawa band in 1970, there is a song titled Twoja postać [Your figure]. Józef Czechowicz and Tadeusz Miciński are named as the authors of the song’s lyrics. Grechuta combined lines written by the two poets to create original lyrics. An interpretation of this song by Grzegorz Turnau was released in his 2006 album Historia pewnej podróży [The Story of a Certain Journey]. However, Miciński’s poems are mostly used by heavy metal performers.