Ljubivoje Ršumović (born 1939) is a 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...

 from 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...

. Ršumović is predominantly a writer and poet for children; however, a significant body of his work is literature for adults.

Ršumović ranks among the greatest writers of children's poetry in Serbo-Croatian, along with Jovan Jovanović Zmaj

Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj

Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was one of the best-known Serbian poets. He was a physician by profession, like his literary predecessor writer Jovan Stejić ....

, Miroslav Antić, Desanka Maksimović

Desanka Maksimovic

Desanka Maksimović was a Serbian poet, professor of literature, and a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Biography:...

, and Duško Radović

Duško Radović

Dušan "Duško" Radović was a Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor.He was known for his poetry , books, television screenplays, and for his aphorisms....

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He was born 1939 in the village of Ljubiš

Ljubiš

Ljubiš is a village in the municipality of Čajetina, western Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 105 people.-References:...

 in the Zlatibor

Zlatibor

Zlatibor is a mountain region situated in the western part of Serbia, a part of the Dinaric Alps.The mountain range spreads over an area of 300 km², 27 miles in length, southeast to northwest, and up to 23 miles in width. The highest peak is Tornik at 1496 m...

 Mountains. His parents were Mihailo and Milesa Ršumović. He was educated in Ljubiš, Čajetina

Cajetina

Čajetina is a town and municipality in western Serbia, residing in the Zlatibor District. In 2011, the town has a total population of 3,342, while municipality has 14,762 inhabitants. Its coordinates are 43.75°N and 19.72°E...

, Užice

Užice

Užice is a city and municipality in western Serbia, located at the banks of the Đetinja river. It is the administrative center of the Zlatibor District...

, and Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Belgrade

University of Belgrade

The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...

's Faculty of Philology

University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology

The Faculty of Philology is one of the constituent schools of the University of Belgrade. The school's purpose is to train and educate its students in the academic study or practice in linguistics and philology.-History:...

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