 His peculiar pen-name materialized in the publication of his second poem, when an abbreviation of his name, "Ar-Op", was mistakenly rendered as "Or-Ot" by the type-setter.His first poems were published in magazines such as "Kurier Warszawski", "Wędrowiec" and "Kurier Codzienny", which sought to promote new talent.Between 1883 and 1885 he also published in "Tygodnik Ilustrowany", "Kłosy" and "Świt".