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Peter Semolič

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Peter Semolič

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967-02-01 (Ljubljana)
Nationality
Slovenia
Languages
Slovene
Residence History
Ljubljana

Career

Occupations
poet, translator, radio playwright, children's author
Active Years
1991-2024

Education

University of Ljubljana
Linguistics and Sociology of culture
Country: Slovenia

Awards

Jenko Award
1997
Work: Hiša iz besed
Result: winner
Prešeren Foundation Award
2000
Work: Krogi na vodi
Organization: Slovenian Ministry of Culture
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hiša iz besed (House Made of Words)

1996 poetry collection
Translations
  • English, German, Italian, etc.

Krogi na vodi (Circles Upon the Water)

2000 poetry collection
Translations
  • English etc.

Bibliography

  • Rimska Cesta (The Milky Way), 2009
  • Vožnja okrog sonca (A Drive Round the Sun), 2008
  • Prostor zate (A Space for You), 2006
  • Barjanski ognji (Bog Fires), 2004
  • Meja (Border), 2002
  • Vprašanja o poti (Questions About the Path), 2001
  • Krogi v vodi (Circles Upon the Water), 2000
  • Hiša iz besed (House Made of Words), 1996
  • Bizantinske rože (The Roses of Byzantium), 1994
  • Tamariša (Tamarisk), 1991

Translations by Author

  • Translations from English, French, Serbian, Croatian

Translations of Works

  • Poems translated into English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Polish, Hungarian, Finnish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian

Legacy

A prominent Slovene poet and translator who has published numerous poetry collections, translated into many languages. Winner of the Jenko Award and Prešeren Foundation Award.