Sasha Skenderija
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| Sasha (Saša) Skenderija | |
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| Born | 4 July 1968 Vitez, Bosnia, Ex-Yugoslavia |
| Education | University of Sarajevo Charles University |
| Occupation | Poet Author Information Specialist |
| Employer | Cornell University |
| Known for | Poetry Lyrics |
Sasha (Saša) Skenderija (Vitez, Bosnia, former Yugoslavia, 4 July 1968) is a Bosnian-American poet currently residing in New York City and Ithaca, New York. He began publishing poetry, prose and criticism in Bosnian (Serbo-Croatian) in the late 1980s, graduating from the University of Sarajevo in 1991. After surviving six months of the siege of Sarajevo, he fled to Prague, where he received a Ph.D. in Information Science from Charles University (1997). In 1999, with the help of translator and Cornell University linguistics professor Wayles Browne,[1] Skenderija arrived in Ithaca and Cornell, where he has been working since.[2]
[edit] Works
Books of poetry published in Bosnian include:
- Golo O [3]
- Kako naslikati žar-pticu [4]
- Ništa nije kao na filmu [5]
- Praški fraktali [6]
- Zašto je patuljak morao biti ustrijeljen [7]
- Rt Dobre Nade [8]
Books of poetry published in English translation:
His poetry has been included in several Bosnian and Croatian anthologies and translated into Czech, English, Macedonian [11] and Slovenian[12]:
- Prague Tales: A Collection of Central European Contemporary Writing, [13]
- Absinthe, New European Writing, [14]
- There is Less and Less Space: Panorama of the Newest Bosnian Poetry (in Bosnian), [15]
- Scar on the Stone: Contemporary Poetry from Bosnia, [16]
- Conan Lives Here: Young Bosnian Poetry 1992-1996 (in Croatian), [17]
- Messages from the Bottom of the Night: Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina under Siege and in Exile (in Czech), [18]
- The Passion of Difference/Dark Sound of Emptiness: Croatian Poetry of the 1990s (in Croatian)[19]
English translations of his poems have also been included in:
- Balkan Visions and Silver Visions II, [20]
- Witness [21]
- Like a Fragile Index of the World: Poems for David Skorton, [22]
- Spirit of Bosnia, [23]
Skenderija also contributed lyrics to three albums of the cult Sarajevo techno-industrial band SCH (VRIL, 2002; Eat This!, 2004; and Dance, 2007).
[edit] References
- ^ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2008). Why the Dwarf Had to be Shot. Austin, Texas: Black Buzzard Press. pp. 96. ISBN 0938872397. http://www1.cuni.cz/~skenders/poetry/#dwarf. "Afterword (p. 90-92) and About the Translators (p.94) describe history of Skenderija/Browne collaboration."
- ^ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2011). Cape of Good Hope. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 47, [1], 47, [1] p. tête-bêche. ISBN 9958792788. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/732098431. "The notes About the Author and About the Translators (p.47) describe Skenderija's recent whereabouts and history of Skenderija/Browne collaboration."
- ^ Skenderija, Saša; Vojislav Petković, Todor Kršić, Adis Đubo (1987). Golo O. Banja Luka. pp. 60. OCLC 455625924. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/455625924.
- ^ Skenderija, Saša (1990). Kako naslikati žar-pticu. Sarajevo: Sarajevo : Svjetlost. pp. 61. ISBN 8601016030. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441692561.
- ^ Skenderija, Saša (1993). Ništa nije kao na filmu. Prague. pp. 55. OCLC 34084119. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34084119.
- ^ Skenderija, Saša (1998). Praški fraktali. Online. http://www1.cuni.cz/~skenders/poetry/fraktali.pdf.
- ^ Skenderija, Saša (2005). Zašto je patuljak morao biti ustrijeljen. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 103. ISBN 9958792435. http://lccn.loc.gov/2005484212.
- ^ Skenderija, Saša (2011). Rt Dobre Nade. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 47, [1], 47, [1] p. bilingual (Bosnian English) tête-bêche edition. ISBN 9958792788. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/732098431.
- ^ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2008). Why the Dwarf Had to be Shot. Austin, Texas: Black Buzzard Press. pp. 96. ISBN 0938872397. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310353449.
- ^ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2011). Rt Dobre Nade / Cape of Good Hope. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 47, [1], 47, [1] p. bilingual (Bosnian-English) tête-bêche edition. ISBN 9958792788. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/732098431.
- ^ Скендерија, Саша (March 2004). Портал : Гласник На Македонски Духовни Конаци 5 (9/10).
- ^ http://cobiss2.izum.si/scripts/cobiss?ukaz=DISP&id=1827059636629558&fmt=14&rec=11&sid=1
- ^ a'Beckett, John (2007). Prague Tales: A Collection of Central European Contemporary Writing. New Europe Writers. http://www.thymeworks.com/new/.
- ^ Absinthe, New European Writing (5). March 2006. http://www.absinthenew.com. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Grahovac, Željko (2000). There is Less and Less Space: Panorama of the Newest Bosnian Poetry. Bihać: Delta. ISBN 9958974444. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51282949.
- ^ Agee, Chris (1998). Scar on the Stone: Contemporary Poetry from Bosnia. UK: Bloodaxe Books. ISBN 1852244151. http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/titlepage.asp?isbn=1852244151.
- ^ Jergović, Miljenko (1997). Conan Lives Here: Young Bosnian Poetry 1992-1996. Zagreb: Durieux. ISBN 9531880700. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38445829.
- ^ Karpatský, Dušan (1995). Messages from the Bottom of the Night: Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina under Siege and in Exile. Prague: Mladá fronta. ISBN 8020405429. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36611543.
- ^ Mićanović, Miroslav; Branko Čegec (March 1995). Strast razlike, tamni zvuk praznine 11 (5/6): 364–459. http://katalog.nsk.hr/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=12&ti=1,12&Search_Arg=Skenderija&SL=None&Search_Code=NAME_&CNT=20&PID=5SVH1gABGDsX3GFf5Sn7-AHSnJpk&SEQ=20090206204318&SID=5. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Balkan Visions and Silver Visions II VI (#48, #72): 364–459. 1995, 2005. http://www.blackbuzzardpress.com/home.html. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Witness XX. 2006. http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/archive.htm.
- ^ Fulton, Alice (2006). Like a Fragile Index of the World: Poems for David Skorton. http://www.cornell.edu/humanities/features/fragileindex.cfm. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Spirit of Bosnia 3 (2): 364–459. April 2008. http://www.spiritofbosnia.org/index.php/duhbosne/issue/view/11. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
[edit] See also
Why the Dwarf Had to be Shot at Black Buzzard Press
Reading excerpt from Prague Fractals (link to video)
