Erika Vouk
Erika Vouk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) |
| Occupations | poet and translator |
| Writing career | |
| Notable work | Opis slike |
| Notable awards | Jenko Award 2002 for Opis slike Veronika Award 2004 for Valovanje |
Erika Vouk (1941 – June 2026[1]) was a Slovene poet and translator.[2]
She won both the Jenko Award in 2002 and the Veronika Award in 2004 for her poetry collection Opis slike.[3] In 2024 she received the Grand Prešeren Award for her lifetime achievement and was only the second poet to do so after Svetlana Makarovič.[1]
Poetry collections
- Bela Evridika (1984)
- Anima (1990)
- Belo drevo (2000)
- Opis slike (2002)
- Album (2003)
- Valovanje (2003)
- Z zamahom ptice neka roka slika (2007)
- Rubin (2008)
References
- 1 2 J, A. "Umrla je pesnica in prevajalka, Prešernova nagrajenka Erika Vouk". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ Slovenian Press Agency Erika Vouk First Female Poet in Seven Years to Win Jenko Award, 10 December 2002