I was born 1954, studied and worked in
Zagreb, Croatia. Since 1985 I've lived in Velika Gorica, near Zagreb.
Electronics engineer. As development engineer I had got more plaquettes
and acknowledgements on specialised exhibitions of inventions and
technical novelties.
Writing poetry of all styles, from free verses, sonet, to haiku, in
Croatian literary language, in Kajkavian dialect and, sometimes, in
English. My first novel, "Vode teku dalje" ("Waters are continuing to
flow") won the literary award "Albatros" for 2004. First chapter
of my unpublished novel "Akvamarin" won the main prize at the "Inmag"
publisher's competition "My story".
I'm a member of the Association of Artists "Spark" from Velika Gorica and
of the poetry group "Jutro
poezije" ("Poetry Morning"). I present my literary work, mostly poetry,
on tribunes, poetry evenings and festivals, on the radio... Since the
May 2007 I have become the first foreign member of the English writers'
group "The Inn Scribers" from Harlow.
Since 2005 my poetry was performed on festivals of Kajkavian lyrics and
music (KUD "Kustošija, Zagreb"), "Cest is d'best Festival" (Zagreb), 2nd
Music Festival of Velika Gorica, it is printed in many books, magazines
and almanacs... Some of my poems are set to music.
I'm also writing tales and poetry for children.
Other stuff in English on this site:
Publications in which my poetry was published in the year 2009:
