Aleksandar Becanovic
Encyclopedia
Aleksandar Bečanović is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
in 1971) is a Montenegrin poet, translator and a critic of literature and film.
He has contributed to the Montenegrin weekly Monitor
The Monitor (Montenegro)
Monitor is a weekly newsmagazine published in Podgorica, Montenegro.Started on October 19, 1990 by university professor Miodrag Perović and businessman Stanislav "Ćano" Koprivica, the magazine appeared at a time when the single-party political system in SFR Yugoslavia had been abolished and its...
in its culture section.
He is now a part of the cultural magazines Plima and Ars.
He is well-known for his fanatic love towards the horror movies.
He lists Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era...
as one of his favorite directors.
Bečanović received the Risto Ratković award for best book of poetry in Montenegro in 2002. He also translates material, mostly film theory, from English. He lives in Bar
Bar, Montenegro
Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...
.
At the 2006 Pula
Pula
Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, smooth sea, and unspoiled nature. The city has a long tradition of winemaking, fishing,...
Festival of Books and Authors in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
,
Bečanović was one of the representative writers who presented on Montenegrin poetry.
Published works
- Ulisova daljina, 1994
- Jeste, pjesme, 1996
- Ostava, pjesme, 1998
- Mjesta u pismu, pjesme, 2001
- Očekujem što će iz svega proizaći, 2005
- Žanr u savremenom filmu, 2005
Anthologies
- New European poets, St. Paul, Minn.: Graywolf Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-55597-492-3