Petr Kabeš
Illustration — Memorial plaque at Milešovka Petr Kabeš (21 June 1941 in Pardubice – 9 July 2005 in Prague) was a Czech poet.
Also recorded as Petr Kabes
Petr Kabeš

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- Born
- 1941 · Pardubice.
- Died
- 2005 · Prague.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic · Czechoslovakia
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- writer · poet · editing staff
- Honours
- Jaroslav Seifert Prize
- Languages
- Czech
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Kabeš was born in Pardubice and studied at the Prague University of Economics and Business. He published his first collection Čáry na dlani in 1961. Two more books followed: Zahrady na boso (1963) and Mrtvá sezona (1968). His next collection Odklad krajiny was made in 1970 but the entire print was destroyed before release and Kabeš was subsequently banned until 1989. During the years of the publication ban, he worked as a weather observer at Milešovka and night watchman. He was a signatory of Charter 77. In 1995, he was awarded the Jaroslav Seifert Prize, presented by the Charter 77 Foundation, for his book Pěší věc. He received the Czech State Award for Literature for Těžítka, ta těžítka in 2003. He was married to translator Anna Kareninová. He died in Prague at the age of 64.
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Petr Kabeš (21 June 1941 – 9 July 2005) was a poet and editor. Petr Kabeš was born on 21 June 1941; the birthplace is recorded as Pardubitz by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as Pardubice (République tchèque) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Petr Kabeš died on 9 July 2005; the place of death is Prague, Czech Republic, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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- 1.Novotný, Vladimír. Petr KABEŠ. Slovník české literatury.
- 2.Nováková, Zuzana. Vzpomínka na básníka Petra Kabeše. Místní kultura. 18 June 2021.
- 3.Iwashita, Daniela. Všechno důležité jsme si řekli nad Sešity. Lidovky.cz. 20 December 2009.
- 4.Chuchma, Josef. Zemřel experimentální básník Petr Kabeš. iDNES.cz. 11 July 2005.
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