Saša Vegri

Saša Vegri
Born (1934-02-12)12 February 1934
Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Serbia)
Died 29 August 2010(2010-08-29)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation poet
Literary movement Intimism
Notable works Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi
Notable awards Levstik Award
1979 for Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi

Saša Vegri (true name Albina Vodopivec, née Doberšek) (12 February 1934 – 29 August 2010) was a Slovene poet who is also known for her books for young readers.[1]

Vegri was born in Belgrade in 1934. In 1941 her family returned to Sveti Štefan and she went to school in Celje and Ljubljana. She worked as a freelance writer and a librarian. She first published her poetry in various journals in the mid 1950s. At the same time she started writing for children and young adults.[2]

She won the Levstik Award in 1979 for her work Mama pravi, da v očkovi glavi (Mum Said that in Dad's Head).[3]

Published works

Poetry for adults

Poetry for children

References


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