Tomaž Šalamun

Tomaž Šalamun
Tomaž Šalamun
	2005
Born	July 4, 1941; Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia
Died	December 27, 2014 (aged 73); Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation	Poet
Language	Slovene
Nationality	Slovenian
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana
Literary movement	Neo-avant-garde
Notable awards	Pushcart Prize, Prešeren Fund Award, European Prize for Poetry
Spouse	Metka Krašovec

Tomaž Šalamun (July 4, 1941 – December 27, 2014) was a Slovenian poet. He was a leading name of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe[1] and internationally acclaimed absurdist.[2]

Šalamun died on 27 December 2014 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, aged 73.[3][4]

References

Colm Tóibín (2004) The comet's trail, Guardian
Martín López-Vega (2013)La poesía total de Tomaz Salamun, El Cultural
"Umrl je Tomaž Šalamun". www.delo.si. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
"Poslovil se je Tomaž Šalamun, ikonoklast slovenske poezije". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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[Guardian_2004-1] Colm Tóibín (2004) The comet's trail, Guardian

[ElCultural-2] Martín López-Vega (2013)La poesía total de Tomaz Salamun, El Cultural

[3] "Umrl je Tomaž Šalamun". www.delo.si. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[4] "Poslovil se je Tomaž Šalamun, ikonoklast slovenske poezije". Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 December 2014.