Petr Kabeš (21 June 1941 in

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– 9 July 2005 in

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) was a Czech poet.

Biography

Kabeš was born in

and studied at the

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. He published his first collection ''Čáry na dlani'' in 1961. Two more books followed: ''Zahrady na boso'' (1963) and ''Mrtvá sezona'' (1968). His next collection ''Odklad krajiny'' was made in 1970 but the entire print was destroyed before release and Kabeš was subsequently banned until 1989. During the years of the publication ban, he worked as a weather observer at

Milešovka Milešovka is with its 837 m the highest mountain of České Středohoří, Czech Republic. The height difference between the foot and summit is 300 metres. Alexander von Humboldt claimed the view to be the third nicest view in the world.

and night watchman. He was a signatory of

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. In 1995, he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize, presented by the , for his book ''Pěší věc''. He received the Czech State Award for Literature for ''Těžítka, ta těžítka'' in 2003. He was married to translator Anna Kareninová. He died in Prague at the age of 64.

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