Polish poetry
Polish poetry has a centuries-old history, similar to the Polish literature. == Prominent Polish poets include == Marcin Bielski (1495–1575); Polish historian, chronicler, writer and Renaissance satirical poet, first to use Polish, hence his designation as the father of Polish prose Mikołaj Rej (1505–1569); first Polish author to write exclusively in Polish and described as a "father of Polish literature" Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584); commonly regarded as the greatest Polish poet before Adam Mickiewicz Joachim Bielski (1540–1599); royal secretary, poet and historian.