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24-03-2010, 12:37
† Aco Šopov
poet, translator. Born 20th December 1923 in Stip. Died 20th April, 1982. Was editor with the literary journals “Idnina”, “Nov den”, Sovremenost”, editor-in-chief in the publishing house “Koco Racin” and its director. One-time president of the Macedonian Writers’ Association , President of the Board of the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival, President of the Commission for cultural relations of R.Macedonia. Also president of the Association of translators of the former Yugoslavia. Ambassador to Senegal (1972-1976). Member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Member of the Macedonian P.E.N Centre. Member of the Macedonian Writers’ Association since its foundation (1947).
Works: Poems (1944), The railroad of youth (poetry, together with S.Janevski, 1947), At Gramos (poetry, 1950), With our own hands (poetry, 1950), Poems of pain and joy (1952), Blend with the silence (poetry, 1955), The wind brings good weather (poetry, 1957), The impossible (poetry, 1963), Yus-universum (satirical, poems, 1968), Reading the Ashes (poetry, 1970), Poems for the black woman (poetry, 1976), A tree on the hill (poetry, 1980). Selections: Poems (1963), Birth of the word (1966), Poems (1967), Selection (1968), Golden circle of time (1969), Poetry (selected works books 1 and 2, 1976), The ocean is small, man is great (1977), A scar (1981), Poetry selection (1987), Sky of Silence (1990), Reading the ashes (1991), Poetry (selection book 1, 1993), Shopov in the world, Shopov of the world (selection book 2, 1993).
Awards include: “Koco Racin”, “Kiril Pejcinovic”, “Miladinov brothers”, “11 th October”, “Zmaevi detski igri”, “AVNOY”.
poet, translator. Born 20th December 1923 in Stip. Died 20th April, 1982. Was editor with the literary journals “Idnina”, “Nov den”, Sovremenost”, editor-in-chief in the publishing house “Koco Racin” and its director. One-time president of the Macedonian Writers’ Association , President of the Board of the Struga Poetry Evenings Festival, President of the Commission for cultural relations of R.Macedonia. Also president of the Association of translators of the former Yugoslavia. Ambassador to Senegal (1972-1976). Member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Member of the Macedonian P.E.N Centre. Member of the Macedonian Writers’ Association since its foundation (1947).
Works: Poems (1944), The railroad of youth (poetry, together with S.Janevski, 1947), At Gramos (poetry, 1950), With our own hands (poetry, 1950), Poems of pain and joy (1952), Blend with the silence (poetry, 1955), The wind brings good weather (poetry, 1957), The impossible (poetry, 1963), Yus-universum (satirical, poems, 1968), Reading the Ashes (poetry, 1970), Poems for the black woman (poetry, 1976), A tree on the hill (poetry, 1980). Selections: Poems (1963), Birth of the word (1966), Poems (1967), Selection (1968), Golden circle of time (1969), Poetry (selected works books 1 and 2, 1976), The ocean is small, man is great (1977), A scar (1981), Poetry selection (1987), Sky of Silence (1990), Reading the ashes (1991), Poetry (selection book 1, 1993), Shopov in the world, Shopov of the world (selection book 2, 1993).
Awards include: “Koco Racin”, “Kiril Pejcinovic”, “Miladinov brothers”, “11 th October”, “Zmaevi detski igri”, “AVNOY”.