Branko Miljković
Branko Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Миљковић; 29 January 1934 – 12 February 1961) was a Serbian poet.[1]
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| Born | 29 January 1934 |
| Died | 12 February 1961 (aged 27) |
| Resting place | New Cemetery, Belgrade |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Years active | 1952–1961 |
Biography
He was best known throughout Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern Bloc for his influential writings. At a time when no one could have foreseen anything but a bright future for the poet, he died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 27. He was found hanging from a tree in Zagreb, today's Croatia. This controversial incident was officially recorded as a suicide.[2]
In his one-line poem "Epitaph," he writes "Ubi me prejaka reč" ("I was killed by a word too strong") almost sensing his premature end of life. During the last years of his life, he published five books of poetry (I Wake Her in Vain, Death against Death, The Origin of Hope, Fire and Nothing, The Shining Blood, criticism, and translations of the French Symbolists and Russian poet Osip Mandelstam. He continues to influence poets to this day.
References
- Politika (2011-10-02). "Kako je stradao Branko Miljković" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- Politika (2011-03-10). "Izložba o Branku Miljkoviću" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-07-24.
External links
- Translated works by Branko Miljković
- Biography of Branko Miljković on web site Poetabg (in Serbian)
- Short biography written by Kosta Dimitrijević and published on Poemhunter website and archived [https://www.webcitation.org/5vbXev7Tx?url=http://www.poetabg.com/htm/pisci/domaci/biografija_feljton_Branko_Miljkovic.html
- Short biography on Znanje (in Serbian)
- Works (in Serbian)
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