Marie Šťastná (6 April 1981, Valašské Meziříčí,[1][2][4] Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech poet. She has a degree in Art History and History of Culture from the University of Ostrava.[1][3]
Marie Šťastná | |
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 Marie Šťastná | |
| Born | 6 April 1981[1][2][3][4] Valašské Meziříčí[1][2][3][4] |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Period | 1999–present |
She participated in Ortenova Kutná Hora, a literary competition for poets under 22 years of age.
- 1999-Third place[1][5]
- 2000-Honourable mention[1][5]
- 2001-Second to third place[1][5]
- 2002-Honourable mention[1][5]
- 2003-First place[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In 2004 she received the Jiří Orten Award, 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.[7]
Šťastná regularly holds public readings of her works in Ostrava and Brno, but also attends larger literature events such as "Literature May". She lives in Prague, Czech Republic.
Works
editYears link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles:
- 1999: Jarním pokrytcům ("To Spring Hypocrites")
- 2003: Krajina s Ofélií ("Scenery with Ophelia")
- 2006: Akty ("Nudes"),[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i (in Czech) Vladimír Novotný Básněkopky a básněkopové kutnohorští Retrieved 17 November 2007
- ^ a b c d (in Czech) Marie Šťastná Protimluv-Revue pro kulturu, Retrieved 17 November 2007
- ^ a b c d (in Czech) Galerie u Mloka Archived 3 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, P-Centrum, Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ a b c d (in Czech) Jiří J. K. Nebeský Jednohubky snů s čerstvou pažitkou, Retrieved 17 November 2007
- ^ a b c d e Obchod Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ortenova Kutná Hora, Retrieved 17 November 2007
- ^ (in Czech) První Knížky Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Ortenova Kutná Hora. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
- ^ "8. Dresdner Lyrikpreis geht an Marie Stastná - Bardinale 2010 beendet" (in German). 6 September 1010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ (in Czech) Nataša Černá Osobní pohled na AKTY Marie Šťastné, TOTální E Magazín, Retrieved 17 November 2007