Polish, British
First Language(s): Polish
Second Language(s):
English,
Czech,
Italian,
French,
Russian
Gosia Rokicka is a writer, poet, translator, and general wordsmith from Warsaw, Poland, living in London, UK. Her short stories and poems were published in The Polyglot Magazine, and anthologies The Tip of the Iceberg (ed. Trisha Traughber) and From the Start (ed. H. Houston, J. Kaisk). She self-publishes poetry zines and in May her first chapbook The Fleeting Art of Letting Go will be published by the Common Meter Press.
What was your favorite book as a child?
Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. When I was very young I watched the cartoon series Dogtagnan and being a dog lover as I always have been, I fell in love with the story. I read the actual book much earlier than it was probably suitable. (And I guess I was disappointed that the characters were not dogs after all!)
What was the original reason or motivation why you started writing creatively?
I can’t remember, I have always been writing stories from the moment I learned how to put letters on paper. My first “proper” story was a book about a family of mice. Apart from dogs, I've always loved rodents. I’ve never had any pet mice, only dogs but I do have three tattoos with rats and mice so it's the ultimate proof that the real love never dies.
What was the most adventurous or thrilling thing you ever did/experienced?
I seriously can’t think of anything. I’m not a very adventurous person in the usual sense of this word. I don't enjoy extreme sports, I don’t do “dares” and “challenges”, I like travelling off the beaten track but nothing remotely dangerous... I’m quite risk-averse, to be honest. Probably the most adventurous thing was moving to the UK in 2007 because I never really wanted to live abroad permanently...
Do you listen to music while reading or writing?
No, I never do. I find it distracting, and it doesn’t matter whether the music has lyrics or not.
Short Story
Breathtaking
Issue Spring '24
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