Ifigenija Zagoričnik Simonović

Ifigenija Zagoričnik Simonović (born 24 March 1953) is a Slovene poet, essayist, writer, editor and potter.[1]

Ifigenija Zagoričnik Simonović
Born	24 March 1953 Kranj, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupation	Poet, essayist, writer, editor and potter
Notable works	Kaj je v kamnu, Konci in kraji
Notable awards	Rožanc Award 2011 for Konci in kraji

Zagoričnik was born in Kranj in 1953. She studied Comparative literature and Slavistics at the University of Ljubljana and from 1978 to 2003 lived in London where she attended Art school and worked as a potter and artist.[2] In 2009 she received the Rožanc Award for her collection of essays Konci in kraji (Bits and Places).[3] She also writes for children.

Published works

for adults

• Postopna razbremenitev, poetry collection
• Te pesmi, poetry collection
• Drevesa so se takrat premikala in sem pomešala njihova imena, poetry collection
• Krogi in vprašanja, poetry collection
• Kaj je v kamnu, poetry collection
• Konci in kraji, collection of essays

for children

• Kaj je kdo rekel in česa kdo ni, poetry
• Poljub za princesko Kvakico, fairy tale
• Punčka z grdimi lasmi, fairy tale

Editorial work

• Pesmi iz zapora (Poems from Prison), collection of seven books, and Pesmi s »prostosti« (Poems from Freedom) by the Slovene writer Vitomil Zupan

References

1. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
2. MAK Gallery site, exhibitor's profile
3. RTV Slovenia site, Rožančeva nagrajenka je Ifigenija Simonović (The Rožanc Laureate is Ifigenija Simonović), 25 September 2009

External links

• Ifigenija Simonović on Poetry Magazines site