About me

A Belgian poet of Polish origin, my writing is rooted in an inner path where silence, lived experience, and the search for meaning converge. My poems arise from a personal journey, sometimes marked by trial, often contemplative. They are written close to the intimate self, where the boundaries between the real and the invisible grow thin. Nourished by introspection, they seek less to explain than to reveal, allowing a inhabited word to surface, one shaped by both shadow and light.

I write historical chronicles, attentive to the memory of humanity and the traces left by time, but also, and above all, spiritual chronicles. These texts emerge from an inner listening, a movement of thought and perception oriented toward light. They do not claim to teach or to guide, but to offer points of reference, moments of breathing, possible paths forward. Born of an intuitive sensitivity, close to mediumship, they seek to give words to what is perceived beyond the visible, in order to help illuminate the passages of existence.

Through brief phrases and aphorisms, I also share flashes of thought, condensed words arising in the moment. These fragments act as inner markers, points of resonance where the intimate may meet the universal, inviting a slow, meditative reading.

Photography extends this approach into the silence of images. Created exclusively in black and white, it strips the world of its appearances to reveal a hidden presence. Streets, places, faces, and moments become symbols, echoes of the invisible, where light and shadow engage in a tension that is almost sacramental.

Finally, in fidelity to my Polish origins and through an attachment to simple gestures, I also create scented candles inspired by the Polonia. Conceived as vigil lights, they are objects of memory and recollection. Flame, fragrance, and matter continue this same inner quest, reminding us that every act of creation can become a language of presence and transmission.

Stefan Warest-Szczypek Podgórski