Barbara Korun
Barbara Korun (born 1963) is a Slovene poet. She is one of the leading figures in the generation of radical young women poets in Slovenia and her poems have also been translated into English and published in the USA and Ireland (translated by Theo Dorgan).[1]
Barbara Korun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable works | Ostrina miline, Pridem takoj |
| Notable awards | Veronika Award 2011 for Pridem takoj |
Korun was born in Ljubljana in 1963. She studied Slovene language and Comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana and worked as a lecturer and dramaturge. Her poems have been published in literary journals and anthologies both at home and abroad and she regularly appears at literary festivals and poetry readings.[2]
In 2011 she received the Veronika Award for her poetry collection Pridem takoj.[3]
Poetry collections
- Ostrina miline (The Edge of Grace), 1999
- Zapiski iz podmizja (Notes from under the Table), 2003
- Razpoke (Fissures), 2004
- Pridem takoj (Back soon), 2011
- Čećica, motenja od ljubezni, 2014
- Vmes, 2016
- Idioritmija, 2021
References
- Poetry International site
- "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- Veronika Award official site
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