Erika Vouk

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Erika Vouk
Born1941
Occupationpoet and translator
Notable worksOpis slike
Notable awards Jenko Award
2002 for Opis slike
Veronika Award
2004 for Valovanje

Erika Vouk (born 1941) is a Slovene poet and translator. [1]

She won both the Jenko Award in 2002 and the Veronika Award in 2004 for her poetry collection Opis slike. [2]

Poetry collections

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References

  1. "Slovene Writers' Association site". Slovene writers' portal (in Slovenian). DSP Slovene Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. Slovenian Press Agency Erika Vouk First Female Poet in Seven Years to Win Jenko Award, 10 December 2002