Niko Grafenauer

He spent his childhood with his older sister in the small town of Velike Lašče. He attended high school in Cerknica. He enrolled at the University of Ljubljana, where he studied history of literature, graduating in 1969 under the supervision of the famous literary historian and philosopher Dušan Pirjevec. He started publishing poetry already in the 1950s, especially in the literary magazine Sodobnost. In 1982, he was among the founders of the alternative opposition magazine Nova revija. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he served as its chief editor. Grafenauer started with children's literature, the most famous of which was the collection Pedenjped, about a naughtly, stubborn, clumsy but independent and creative boy. Under the influence of philosophy, especially Heideggerianism and hermeneutics, Grafenauer later shifted to reflective poetry. However, his large corpus of children literature is still considered among the best in post-World War II Slovenian literature. He lives in Ljubljana, and is active member of several civil society movements, most notably the Rally for the Republic. He is member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

• Name — Niko Grafenauer • Born — 5 December 1940 • Birthplace — Ljubljana, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia) • Occupation — * Poet • essayist • editor

Niko Grafenauer is recorded with the occupation literary historian. Recorded as linguist, poet, literary historian, translator and essayist. Recorded at birth as Nikolaj Grafenauer. Grafenauer received Prešeren Award, Levstik Award, Prešeren Fund Awards, Sovre Award, Jenko Award and Gold Coin of Poetry.