(born 1974, Lublin) writes for the Echo Ziemi Lubartowskiej (local daily) in Lubartow. At a very young age he recently published "Palimpsest," "Wall," and other short stories in Akcent (cultural quarterly); "Final Thing" in Tworczosc (national Literary magazine), 1997; "After-image and Other Miniatures" and "What are the Limits of Civil Obedience?" in Scriptores Scholarum (Lublin cultural magazine), 1997; and "Old Woman" in Attempt (university magazine), 1996. His short stories, published in regional and national cultural periodicals, are a valuable voice of his young generation and a reflection of life in the small town and rural areas of southeastern Poland. Mr. Pokraka would like to learn about young American literature, logic and literature, American literary periodicals, and U.S. provinces and networks during his stay in this country. He is attending the IWP on a grant from the US Information Agency.