Branko Miljkovic
Encyclopedia
Branko Miljković (January 29, 1934, Niš
- February 12, 1961, Zagreb
) was an iconic Serbia
n poet
. He was best known across Yugoslavia
and the Soviet bloc for his influential writings. He died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 27, found hanging from a tree in Zagreb
, Croatia
. This controversial incident was officially recorded as a suicide.
In his one-line poem "Epitaph," he writes "Ubi me prejaka reč" ("I was killed by too strong a word") almost sensing his premature end of life.
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
- February 12, 1961, Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
) was an iconic Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He was best known across Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and the Soviet bloc for his influential writings. He died prematurely in 1961 at the age of 27, found hanging from a tree in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, 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 ...
. This controversial incident was officially recorded as a suicide.
In his one-line poem "Epitaph," he writes "Ubi me prejaka reč" ("I was killed by too strong a word") almost sensing his premature end of life.
Works
External links
- Biography and works (some in translation) of Branko Miljković
- Biography of Branko Miljković on web site Poetabg, Serbian language
- Short biography written by Kosta Dimitrijević and published on Poemhunter website and archived http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.poetabg.com%2Fhtm%2Fpisci%2Fdomaci%2Fbiografija_feljton_Branko_Miljkovic.html&date=2011-01-09
- Short biography on Znanje web site, Serbian language
- In Vain Do I Wake Her by Branko Miljkovic, translated by Lazar Pascanovic
- In vain I wake her - Branko Miljkovic, translated by Aleksandra Milanovic