Mirko Banjević

Mirko Banjević
Born(1905-03-28)28 March 1905
Died6 September 1968(1968-09-06) (aged 63)
Occupationsjournalist, poet

Mirko Banjević (Cyrillic: Мирко Бањевић; 28 March 1905 — 6 September 1968) was a Montenegrin journalist and poet.[1][2] He was one of the founders of Pobjeda, the oldest Montenegrin daily.[3]

Biography

He was born in Pješivci in 1905. He studied high school in Nikšić and Trebinje.[4] After graduating from the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, he worked as a journalist and editor of the newspaper Pobjeda and the magazine for literature and culture Svaranje in Podgorica.[1][5][6] Until World War II, Banjević was a professor in Gospić and Paraćin. Also, he was a journalist for newspaper Pravda in Belgrade. He worked as an editor in the Belgrade publishing company Rad. He retired as editor of Tanjug.[7]

In Nikšić, there is a literary community "Mirko Banjević". The literary community "Mirko Banjević" was founded in 1979.[8][9] The "Mirko Banjević" literary award was also established, which is awarded for poetry and prose at the level of the state of Montenegro.[8][10]

Works

  • Pobune uma (Nikšić, 1930)
  • Šume, Nikšić (1930)
  • Ognjena jutra (Paraćin, 1940)
  • Njegošev spomenik (Cetinje, 1947)
  • Zemlja na kamenu (Beograd, 1950)
  • Zvjezdani voz (Zagreb, 1951)
  • Bezdani (Cetinje, 1956)
  • Sutjeska (Cetinje, 1961)
  • Do iskapi (Beograd, 1964)
  • Roždanici (Cetinje, 1968)

References

  1. 1 2 Jugoslovenski književni leksikon (2. ed.). Novi Sad: Matica srpska. 1984. p. 40.
  2. ↑ "Mirko Banjević: Strašno pleme". 27 April 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pjesnik zavičaja i kosmičke slobode". 27 April 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Poezija sa stilom: Mirko Banjević - pjesnik i praiskonac". 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mirko Banjević". 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Banjević, Mirko, 1905-1968". 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Poezija sa stilom: Mirko Banjević - pjesnik i praiskonac". 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 "40 godina Književne zajednice "Mirko Banjević"". montenegrina.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Prijavite se za književnu nagradu "Mirko Banjević"". 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  10. ↑ ""Djelo Mirka Banjevića, pola vijeka nakon pjesnikove smrti"". 16 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2025.