Radmila Lazić

Radmila Lazić (born 1949) is a Serbian poet, writer, and activist. She has published a number of books, including poetry, essays, and short prose, and is a laureate of the highest Serbian poetry prizes.[1][2][3]

Life and Work

Lazić was born in Kruševac and has lived in Belgrade since 1960.[4]

Her poetry collections include To je to (1974), Pravo stanje stvari (1978), Podela uloga (1981), Noćni razgovori (1986), Istorija melanholije (1993), Priče i druge pesme (1998), Iz anamneze (2000), Doroti Parker bluz (2003), Zimogrozica (2005), In vivo (2007), Magnolija nam cveta itd. (2009), Crna knjiga (2014), Hulim i potpisujem (2022), Život posle života (2024).[5][6]

She is represented in numerous selections and anthologies of Serbian poetry in the country and abroad. Her poems have been translated into English, German, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Japanese, Polish, and Macedonian.[7] A Wake for the Living, her first collection of poetry translated to English by Charles Simic, was published in 2003 by Graywolf Press.[8]

Lazić is the author of essay collections Mesto žudnje (2005) and Misliti sebe (2012), and short prose Ugrizi život (2017). She edited the magazine for women literature Pro Femina.[1][7]

Radmila Lazić opened the Belgrade Book Fair in 2012.[9][10]

Style

According to the Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Charles Simic, Lazić's poetry is characterized by uncommon eloquence and unexpected imaginative turns. Lazić is "both out to break taboos and to keep the tradition of women's oral poetry going".[3]

In the statement by the Desanka Maksimović Prize Committee, Lazić’s poetry is distinguished by exceptional openness and courage. "She tries to determine the true state of affairs, and she confronts this true state of affairs openly, without mitigation or embellishment."[11]

Awards

Lazić’s awards include:[6][12]

  • Milan Rakić Award (1981)
  • Đura Jakšić Award (2000)
  • Desanka Maksimović Prize (2003)
  • Vasko Popa Award (2006)
  • Jefimijin vez (2008)
  • Laza Kostić Award (2010)
  • Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja Award (2014)

References

  1. ^ a b "Radmila Lazić". РТС (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Radmila Lazić · Lyrikline.org". www.lyrikline.org. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Lazic, Radmila; Simic, Charles (2003). A Wake for the Living. Graywolf Press. ISBN 9781555973902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Radmila Lazić – Traduki Database". Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Dereta - Knjižara i izdavačka kuća - Beograd". Dereta - Knjižara i izdavačka kuća - Beograd (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b "НАГРАДА „БРАНКО МИЉКОВИЋ" ОПЕТ КЊИЗИ ОБЈАВЉЕНОЈ У ПОВЕЉИ. ОВОГА ПУТА ДОБИТНИЦА ЈЕ ПЕСНИКИЊА РАДМИЛА ЛАЗИЋ". НБ "Стефан Првовенчани" Краљево (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Radmila Lazić | Laguna". laguna.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Radmila Lazic". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Pesnikinja Radmila Lazić otvara Sajam knjiga - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Uz zvuke fanfara otvoren 57. Sajam knjiga u Beogradu - Dan u Beogradu" (in Serbian). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Zadužbina Desanke Maksimović". zdm.nb.rs. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  12. ^ Ars, Rok Bozovičar, 3 program Radia Slovenija-. "Radmila Lazić: Brez anestezije". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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