Oldřich Vyhlídal
Oldřich Vyhlídal (4 January 1921, Holešov – 14 May 1989, Prague) was a Czech poet, translator, and editor. He published several books of poetry. Water played an important role in his imagery, as exemplified in the titles of several of his poetry collections: Řeka pod okny ("River under the windows"), Hnízda na vodě ("Nests on the water"), and Vodopád ("Waterfall").
Oldřich Vyhlídal
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- Born
- 1921 · Holešov.
- Died
- 1989 · Prague.
- Occupation
- translator · poet · editing staff · editor
- Education
- Gymnázium Ladislava Jaroše Holešov
- Honours
- Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia
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Oldřich Vyhlídal (4 January 1921, Holešov – 14 May 1989, Prague) was a Czech poet, translator, and editor. He published several books of poetry. Water played an important role in his imagery, as exemplified in the titles of several of his poetry collections: Řeka pod okny ("River under the windows"), Hnízda na vodě ("Nests on the water"), and Vodopád ("Waterfall").
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He also translated old Korean poetry. In his poetry Oldřich Vyhlídal used fixed forms, like the French ballad, the pantun, and especially the sonnet. He frequently wrote in the Czech alexandrine.
• Poetry • Řeka pod okny (1956) • Hnízda na vodě (1959) • Ptáci nad Atlantidou (1963) • Snímání podob (1966) • Svatá rodina (1972) • Pláňky (1977) • Tatínkovy ruce (1978) • Vodopád (1979) • Cirkus (1981) • Neodpustky (1982) • A neopouštěj nás ("Don't Leave Us Alone") (1984) — A volume of selected verse with an afterword by Václav Kubín: "Život a dílo hledače pramenů vody živé" ("Life and Work of a Seeker for the Sources of the Water of Life") • Svatební dar (1985) • Ars poetica. Verše z nemoci (1988) • Pantumy o marné lásce (1989) • Dny a dna (1990)
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