Zlatko Krasni
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Zlatko Krasni
Zlatko Krasni ' onMouseout='HidePop("48914")' href="/topics/Sarajevo">Sarajevo
, Yugoslavia
-- died 31 October 2008) was a Serbian poet
of Czech origin who resided in Belgrade
for most of his life. Krasni has published nine books of poetry, the most recent of which is called The Black Angel. He has also had published translations of about 30 works written in German. He was an active organizer of international exchanges between poets in the former Yugoslavia
for three decades, a translator of German poetry and consequently a well-known figure in literary circles both in his own country and abroad. He held a BA and an MA in Germanic Languages from the Philology College of the University of Belgrade
http://www.ffu.uni-freiburg.de/fobawi/awi/fornet/fornet_sopron2001.pdf.
http://www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/pub/es/Revista/ultimas_ediciones/59_60/krasni.html. Even though the Academy's position has occasionally been alleged by fringes of civil society to be outspokenly nationalist and controversial when it comes to political proclamations and similar involvement, no one questions the merit of its artistic and scientific fields.
Zlatko Krasni obtained the prestigious residence grant of the :de:Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung and was a guest at the :de:Literarisches Colloquium Berlin in 2005 http://www.lcb.de/gaeste/2005.htm, both public institutions closely linked to the German Federal government and the regional governments of Berlin
and Brandenburg
.
's admirers in Serbia http://www.forumaugsburg.de/s_3themen/Europa/060329_milosevic/index.htm. In judging this poem, the devastating effect of the Kosovo War
and especially the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the psyche of civilian victims like Krasni and of Serbians in general should be taken into account.
Mitlesebuch 87 – Zlatko Krasni: Gedichte (14 poems in German, translated into German by Reiner Kunze
, Barbara Antkowiak, Jochen Lanksch, Tobias Burghardt, and 3 poems in Serbian), with 2 original prints by Sylvia Hagen, published by APHAIA-Verlag, Berlin 2005 http://www.aphaia.de on the occasion of Krasni's stay in Berlin in the same year.
Zlatko Krasni ' onMouseout='HidePop("48914")' href="/topics/Sarajevo">Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
-- died 31 October 2008) was a Serbian poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of Czech origin who resided in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
for most of his life. Krasni has published nine books of poetry, the most recent of which is called The Black Angel. He has also had published translations of about 30 works written in German. He was an active organizer of international exchanges between poets in the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
for three decades, a translator of German poetry and consequently a well-known figure in literary circles both in his own country and abroad. He held a BA and an MA in Germanic Languages from the Philology College of the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
http://www.ffu.uni-freiburg.de/fobawi/awi/fornet/fornet_sopron2001.pdf.
Public recognition
Krasni's work has garnered him various awards, including the prize of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most prominent academic institution in Serbia today...
http://www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/pub/es/Revista/ultimas_ediciones/59_60/krasni.html. Even though the Academy's position has occasionally been alleged by fringes of civil society to be outspokenly nationalist and controversial when it comes to political proclamations and similar involvement, no one questions the merit of its artistic and scientific fields.
Zlatko Krasni obtained the prestigious residence grant of the :de:Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung and was a guest at the :de:Literarisches Colloquium Berlin in 2005 http://www.lcb.de/gaeste/2005.htm, both public institutions closely linked to the German Federal government and the regional governments of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
.
Works
Krasni's poetry reflects the vulnerability of the individual in any society, but specifically the situation of a person unwilling to emigrate under external threats; this is reflected somewhat unfortunately in a poem quoted by defenders of the former Serbian dictator Slobodan MilosevicSlobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
's admirers in Serbia http://www.forumaugsburg.de/s_3themen/Europa/060329_milosevic/index.htm. In judging this poem, the devastating effect of the Kosovo War
Kosovo War
The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...
and especially the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the psyche of civilian victims like Krasni and of Serbians in general should be taken into account.
Published books
(incomplete list)- Krasni, Zlatko, 1951- Košuta u duši : soneti / Zlatko Krasni. 1997
- Krasni, Zlatko, 1951- O melanholiji evropskog intelektualca : satirični i drugi ogledi / Zlatko Krasni. 1997
- Krasni, Zlatko, 1951- Stazama zmijskog jezika / Zlatko Krasni. 1991
- Krasni, Zlatko, 1951- Tvrđava / Zlatko Krasni. 1984
Mitlesebuch 87 – Zlatko Krasni: Gedichte (14 poems in German, translated into German by Reiner Kunze
Reiner Kunze
Reiner Kunze is a German writer and GDR dissident. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig. In 1968, he left the GDR state party SED following the communist Warsaw Pact countries invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague Spring. He had to publish his work under...
, Barbara Antkowiak, Jochen Lanksch, Tobias Burghardt, and 3 poems in Serbian), with 2 original prints by Sylvia Hagen, published by APHAIA-Verlag, Berlin 2005 http://www.aphaia.de on the occasion of Krasni's stay in Berlin in the same year.