[1] He first made his appearance as a member of the Skamander group with the poem "Przybierający księżyc" (A Primping Moon).

However he was generally associated with a different literary group - the "Kwadryga" - which differentiated itself from the Skamanders by emphasizing the role of social problems in aesthetics.

[2] He was an editor of the weekly "Na przełaj" (Through the fields) which was a subsidiary of the main organ of the Communist Party of Poland newspaper Lewar.

He took active part in helping to form the Soviet affiliated Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division.

He was the author of the lyrics to the popular satyrical song "Long Live War!