Poets' A-Z » Tomaž
Šalamun
Tomaž Šalamun is one of the foremost figures of
the Eastern European poetical avant garde.
He was born in Zagreb in 1941, took a degree in art history
from the University of Ljubljana in 1965, and in the early
1970s began visiting the USA. Until recently, he was the cultural
attaché to the Slovenian Consulate General in New York
City, and now lives in Ljubljana.
To date he has published thirty-one books of poetry in Slovenian
and has received many honours and awards.
 
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