Tomasz Różycki (b. 1970) is a poet, critic, and translator who lives in the Silesian city of Opole, in southwestern Poland. He has published nine books since the mid-1990s, including the Koscielski Prize-winning epic poem "Dwanascie Stacji" ("Twelve Stations" 2004) and the sonnet cycle "Kolonie" ("Colonies" 2006), both of which were nominated for Poland's most prestigious literary award, the NIKE. His many other awards include the Josif Brodski Prize, the "Kamień" Prize (Czechowicz Poetry Prize), the Rainer Maria Rilke Prize, and the 3 Quarks Daily 2010 Prize in Arts and Literature (USA). His work has been translated into English, French, Slovak, Italian, German and Serbian. "The Forgotten Keys," a selection from his first five books translated into English by Mira Rosenthal, was published by Zephyr Press in 2007. He lives in his native city Opole with his wife and two children. He is a member of jury Koscielski Prize ( Lausanne) and Prix du Jeune Ecrivain en France.