Erika Vouk (born 1941) is a Slovene

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

and

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. She won both the

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in 2002 and the

Veronika Award The Veronika Award ( sl, Veronikina nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded each year for the best Slovene language, Slovene poetry collection of the year. It has been bestowed since 1997 by the Celje, Municipality of Celje at the Veronika ...

in 2004 for her poetry collection ''Opis slike''.Slovenian Press Agency ''Erika Vouk First Female Poet in Seven Years to Win Jenko Award'', 10 December 2002
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Poetry collections

* ''Bela Evridika'' (1984) * ''Anima'' (1990) * ''Belo drevo'' (2000) * ''Opis slike'' (2002) * ''Album'' (2003) * ''Valovanje'' (2003) * ''Z zamahom ptice neka roka slika'' (2007) * ''Rubin'' (2008)

References

Slovenian poets Slovenian translators Slovenian women poets Living people 1941 births People from Nova Gorica Veronika Award laureates {{slovenia-writer-stub