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- ↑ Pavlič, Darja (May 2008). "Contextualizing contemporary Slovenian lyric poetry within literary history" (DOC). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ↑ (in Slovene) http://gradivo.e-univerza.net/slo/Obdobja/sodobna_slovenska.htm Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Umrla Ada Škerl" [Ada Škerl Deceased]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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