Szczepan Kopyt (b. 1983) made his literary debut in 2005 with the poetry collection “Yass” and has released seven more poetry books to date. He was laureate of the Medal Młodej Sztuki (Young Art Medal) and the award of the Poznań Review of New Publications. He was twice nominated for the Gdynia literary prize and the Paszport Polityki award. He was also the winner of the Poznań Literary Award and Stanisław Barańczak Fellowship in 2018.