Erika Vouk

Erika Vouk
Born1941 (age 84–85)
Occupationspoet and translator
Writing career
Notable workOpis slike
Notable awardsJenko Award
2002 for Opis slike
Veronika Award
2004 for Valovanje

Erika Vouk (1941 – June 2026) was a Slovene poet and translator.

She won both the Jenko Award in 2002 and the Veronika Award in 2004 for her poetry collection Opis slike. In 2024 she received the Grand Prešeren Award for her lifetime achievement and was only the second poet to do so after Svetlana Makarovič.

Poetry collections

References

  1. 1 2 J, A. "Umrla je pesnica in prevajalka, Prešernova nagrajenka Erika Vouk". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Slovenian Press Agency Erika Vouk First Female Poet in Seven Years to Win Jenko Award, 10 December 2002