Saša Vegri

Saša Vegri
Born (1934-02-12)12 February 1934
Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Serbia)
Died (2010-08-29)29 August 2010
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

Saša Vegri (true name Albina Vodopivec, née Doberšek) (12 February 1934 – 29 August 2010) was a Slovene poet who is also known for her books for young readers.[1]

Vegri was born in Belgrade in 1934. 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.[2]

She won the Levstik Award in 1979 for her work Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi (Mum Said that in Dad's Head).[3]

Published works

Poetry for adults

  • 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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Obituary in Delo, 1 September 2010
  2. ↑ Albina Vodopivec on the Slovene Biographical Lexicon site
  3. ↑ The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site


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