Branko Cvetkoski
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about the auhtor

Branko Cvetkoski, born in 1954, in village of Slatino near Ohrid. Poet, literary critic and translator. Worked as editor-in-chief of Kultura Publishing. He was secretary of the Macedonian Writers' Association and President of the Board of the Racin meetings. At the present, he is acting director of the Macedonian National Theater and editor-in-chief of the "Stremez" magazine. Lives in Skopje.

His publications include:

Books of poetry:
Turning, poetry, 1981;
High Winds
, poetry, 1985;
Fresh Ashes
, poezija, 1990;
Earring of Stars
, poetry for children, 1991;
A Waft of Prayer
, poetry, 1993;
Flowers
, poetry, 1998;
The name, the family, the land
, a poem, 2000.

Poetry selections:
Gift of Salt, 1991;
Nightman, 1998;
Heavenly Places, 2001.

Books of Studies and Essays:
Layers and Voices, 1989;
Works and Virtues
, 1992;
Critical Observations
, 1996.
Higer than Life
, 1997.
Echo and Reflection
, 1999;

Special Editions:
It is not the one that always opens - the word, thematical issue of "Stremez", dedicated to his poetry, 1993
Sum - 29
, dedicated issue, 2001.

Books in other languages:
Heavenly places (in English), 1993;
Tagmeza songo
(in Esperanto),1993;
Toprak çanaklar
(in Turkish),1994;
Lutja puhize
(in Albanian),1993;
Adiere de molitva
(in Romanian), 1995.
Nebeska mesta
(in Serbian), 1997.
Presna pepel
(in Bulgarian), 1999;
ANATOLIKH N¡HTA
(in Greek), 2001.

Audio tape:
Heavenly places, selection of his poetry in artistic interpretation of Katina Ivanova, 1996.

Addaptation for scene
The name, the family, the land
, addapted and directed by Simeon Gavrilov, 2000.

Other publications:
Macedonian Dialogues, interviews, 1990.

More signficant translations:
Far in Us, selected poetry of Vasko Popa, 1994.
Earthly Light
, selected poetry of Mile Stoic, 1988.
Evening Porch,
selected poetry of Petar Karaangov, 1999.
History of Byzant
(by G.Ostorgorski), 1992.
History of Ancient Rome
(by N.A. Mashkin), 1995.
The Nomenclature (by M. Voslenski), 1997.
Decisive events, selected poetry of Ante Stamac, 2000.
Night Conversations, izbor od poezijata na Radmila Lazic, 2001.

Awards:
"Mlad Borec", for debut with Turning, 1982.
"Brakja Miladinovci", award of SPE, for A Waft of Prayer, 1993.
"Grigor Prlichev", award for best poem for The name, the family, the land, 1999.
"Golden Pen", award of the Union of Litarature Translators of Macedonia, for translation of Far in Us, selected poetry of Vasko Popa,1994.

He has been included in almost all anthologies of the Macedonian poetry.

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