Saša Vegri (true name Albina Vodopivec, née Doberšek[1]) (12 February 1934 – 29 August 2010) was a Slovene poet who is also known for her books for young readers.[2]
Saša Vegri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 February 1934 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Serbia) |
| Died | 29 August 2010 (aged 76) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Occupation | poet |
| Literary movement | Intimism |
| Notable works | Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi |
| Notable awards | Levstik Award 1979 for Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi |
Vegri was born in Belgrade in 1934.[1] In 1941, her family returned to Sveti Štefan and she went to school in Celje and Ljubljana. She worked as a freelance writer and a librarian. She first published her poetry in various journals in the mid-1950s. At the same time, she started writing for children and young adults.[3]
She won the Levstik Award in 1979 for her work Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi (Mum Said that in Dad's Head).[4]
Published works
editPoetry for adults
edit- Mesečni konj (The Moon Horse), 1958
- Naplavljeni plen (the Washed Up Loot), 1961
- Zajtrkujem v urejenem naročju (I Take My Breakfast in My Tidy Lap), 1967
- Ofelija in trojni aksel (Ophelia and the Triple Axel), 1977
- Konstelacije (Constellations), 1980
Poetry for children
edit- Jure Kvak-Kvak (George Quack-Quack), 1975
- Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi (Mum Said that in Dad's Head), 1978
- To niso pesmi za otroke ali kako se dela otroke (These Are Not Poems For Children Or on How You make Children), 1983
- Kaj se zgodi, če kdo ne spi (What Can Happen If One Doesn't Sleep), 1991
References
edit- ^ a b Stanko Janež (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon]. Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia: Matica srpska. p. 559.
- ^ Obituary in Delo, 1 September 2010
- ^ Albina Vodopivec on the Slovene Biographical Lexicon site
- ^ The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
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