Miroslav Košuta (born 11 March 1936) is a Slovene poet, playwright and translator from Križ by

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

, a younger representative of Intimism and

Socialist Realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ch ...

. On 7 February 2011, he received the

Prešeren Award The Prešeren Award ( sl, Prešernova nagrada), also called the Grand Prešeren Award ( sl, Velika Prešernova nagrada), is the highest decoration in the field of artistic and in the past also scientific creation in Slovenia. It is awarded each yea ...

, the highest cultural award in Slovenia, for his poetry and contributions to the preservation of the Slovene in Italy.

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1936 births Living people Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Slovenian dramatists and playwrights Italian–Slovene translators Spanish–Slovene translators Writers from Trieste Italian Slovenes Prešeren Award laureates Levstik Award laureates {{Slovenia-poet-stub