Jaroslav Seifert is a Nobel Prize winner, who was born in 1901 in Prague, then the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. He is a poet who wrote with a distinct perspective due to the events he experienced. Seiferts’ life was filled with revolutionary and changing times.

In 1921 Jaroslav Seifert began publishing his poetry; he was twenty at the time. Two years later, he was part of a group named Devětsil (Nine Forces), an avant-garde group of various artists. He was also an active member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), where he spent time writing and editing several political papers in the 1920s. Whilst working with KSČ he was publishing his poetry. Through time and inevitable changes, he began disliking the new leadership and ideas, this caused Seifert and six other party members to sign a manifesto protesting the new authority - he then was removed from the Czech Communist Party. With being expelled; Seifert decided to revisit journalism and after twenty long years, he decided to indulge himself in poetry.

The return to publishing his writing was challenging because readers avoided him since his criticism of the communist party. Throughout the 1960s, the political climate of Czechoslovakia was starting to change, which caused his work to regain recognition and be chosen as the National Artist of Czechoslovakia in 1967.

Seifert, as many writers, was known for his vast array of subjects. At the end of his life, he distanced himself from topics like communism and fascism, but focused on human emotions- that many can identify with, such as his first love, life, and his passion for writing. His works also consist of childhood memories and the frequent changes he endures in them. Jaroslav Seifert’s work earned him the Nobel Prize and had a long-lasting impact on Czech society.