Stevan Raickovic
Born in 1928 near Pozarevac, Raickovic wrote more then 20 poet books, translated on many languages. He also wrote essays, book for children…
He worked as an editor in numerous publishing houses and on Radio Belgrade. He is winner of plenty of poetry awards in former Yugoslavia.
Considering as one of most influential and distinguish poet of lyrical attitude, Raickovic is represented in anthologies of more the twenty languages of Europe...read more
Desanka Maksimović
Desanka Maksimović was born on May 16, 1898 in Rabrovica, near Valjevo, the oldest child of father Mihailo, a teacher, and mother Draginja. Right after her birth, her father was transferred, and they moved to Brankovina, where Desanka spent her childhood. She graduated from the gymnasium in Valjevo and the Faculty of Philosophy at the Belgrade University.
In August 1933 she married Sergij Slastikov, but they had no children of their own.
Desanka was a professor of Serbian language from 1923 until 1953 in several schools. First, she was a teacher at the Obrenovac gymnasium, then she moved to the Third Female Gymnasium in Belgrade. Eventually, she was transferred to the teachers' school in Dubrovnik, where she spent one year. After that, she worked in First female gymnasium in Belgrade. One of her best students was Mira Ale?kovi?, who also became a poet and a close friend of Desanka Maksimovi?.
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Moma Dimic
Moma Dimic was born in 1944 in the village of Mirijevo, near
Belgrade, where he graduated in philosophy at the Philosophical
Faculty. Wrote poems, short and long stories, novels, travelogues,
essays, plays and scenarios. Published the following poetry
books: Gypsy Bed (1968), Russia‘s Creator (1976), Poet and
Earthquake (1978), Dedications (1986). Translates from Swedish,
including a selection of Tomas Transtroemer‘s poetry (1991).
He died on June 8th, 2008 in Belgrade, the city where he was born and which he loved so much.
Dimic traveled all over Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa, America, making friends with numerous famous writers, such as Ferenz Juhas, Thomas Transtremer, Vladimir Voinovich, Bulat Okujava, Eduard Limonov, Antonio Porpetta, etc.
He left us some 40 books, many translations and much more memories of an extraordinary person.
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