Marie Šťastná is a Czech poet

Czech literature

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. She has a degree in Art History and History of Culture from the University of Ostrava

University of Ostrava

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She participated in Ortenova Kutná Hora, a literary competition for poets under 22 years of age.

• 1999-Third place
• 2000-Honourable mention
• 2001-Second to third place
• 2002-Honourable mention
• 2003-First place

In 2004 she received the Jiří Orten's Award (cs

Czech language

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: Cenou Jifiího Ortena), a prestigious award for authors under thirty years, for her collection of poems, Krajina s Ofélií (Scenery with Ophelia). Juror Ivan Binar said "The unsightly book with a suspicious title was a great surprise and pleasure for me. I began reading, and didn't stop until I reached the end".

In 2010 she was awarded the Dresdner Lyrikpreis.

Šťastná regularly holds public readings of her works in Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

 and Brno

Brno

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, but also attends larger literature events such as "Literature May". She lives in Prague

Prague

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, Czech Republic.

Works

Years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles:

• 1999: Jarním pokrytcům ("To Spring Hypocrites")
• 2003: Krajina s Ofélií ("Scenery with Ophelia")
• 2006: Akty ("Nudes"),