“He who from fate receives but blow on blow… toilsome load.”

France Prešeren

Kosovel, often called a Slovene poetic icon, left a legacy of political and avant, garde verse, his voice embodies Slovene modernist resistance.

Srečko Kosovel

“If Shakespeare had been a slightly more important person… he was little more than a parasite of contemporary magnates.”

Jože Javoršek

“Hey, Slovene, hale and hearty’s your land… Lady Luck’s calling…”

Valentin Vodnik

“I demand unconditional love and complete freedom. That is why I am terrible.”

Tomaž Šalamun

“Simply one of the most enjoyable poets to read in Europe right now … cultured, philosophically sophisticated, with laconic nature and aberrant minimalism.”

Aleš Šteger