Maciej Robert (b. 1977) debuted in 2003 with his collection of poems “Poza deszcu” (The raining season). He has so far released seven poetry books, and his most recent publication, titled “Demologos”, came out in 2017. He is laureate of the 2011 prize of the Polish Society of Book Publishers and he was also among the nominees for the Wisława Szymborska Award in 2015. “Demologos” was also among the works that were awarded a distinction in the Łodź Four Cultures Festival.