Šmit was born in the village of Tlake near Rogatec in eastern Slovenia in 1922. The house in which he was born and spent his childhood is preserved on a new location at the Rogatec Open-Air Museum where it was moved to in 1981 as a typical example of an early 19th-century Sub-Pannonian house.[2] He studied forestry at Vienna between 1942 and 1943 and was drafted into the German Army. During the Invasion of Normandy he was captured and sent to England as a prisoner of war and then to Italy, where he joined the Overseas Brigade of the Yugoslav Liberation Army and returned to Yugoslavia. After the war he worked as a journalist and studied Comparative literature and Slavic languages and literature at the University of Ljubljana, but was sent to work in Litija and abandoned his studies. He worked as an editor and proof-reader and is also known for his translations, particularly for his translation from the Latin of the poet Catullus. He also wrote prose and poetry for young children.[3] He died in Ljubljana in 2004.
In 1970 he won the Levstik Award for his poetry collection Kako bomo umirali (How We Shall Die).[4]
Published works
Poetry collections
Srce v bedi (The Heart in Poverty), 1950
Dvojni cvet (The Double Flower), 1953
Trepetlika (The Trembling Poplar), 1962
Lirika časa (Lyrics of Time), 1965
Lirična postila (A Lyrical Fasting Book), 1965
Kolosej iz cedelike (The Strainer Colosseum), 1967
Kako bomo umirali (How We Shall Die), 1970
Zlo stoletja (The Evil of the Century), 1971
Hoja za Katulom (Walking after Catullus), 1972
Grenki med (Bitter Honey), 1990
Prose for Young Readers
Marjetka (Little Margaret), 1951
Kaj nam je popisal Jakec (What Little Jack Told Us), 1953
Pol za šalo pol za res (Half For Fun and Half Seriously), 1956
Kdo živi v tej kišici (Who Lives in This Little House), 1959
^. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^Jože Šmit on the Slovene Biographical Lexicon site
^. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
January 31, 2023
jože, Šmit, february, 1922, february, 2004, slovene, poet, translator, editor, journalist, born, 1922, february, 1922tlake, kingdom, serbs, croats, slovenes, slovenia, died7, february, 2004, 2004, aged, ljubljana, sloveniaoccupationpoet, translator, editor, jo. Joze Smit 1 February 1922 7 February 2004 was a Slovene poet translator editor and journalist 1 Joze SmitBorn 1922 02 01 1 February 1922Tlake Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes now in Slovenia Died7 February 2004 2004 02 07 aged 82 Ljubljana SloveniaOccupationPoet translator editor journalistNotable worksKako bomo umiraliNotable awardsLevstik Award 1970 for Kako bomo umiraliSmit was born in the village of Tlake near Rogatec in eastern Slovenia in 1922 The house in which he was born and spent his childhood is preserved on a new location at the Rogatec Open Air Museum where it was moved to in 1981 as a typical example of an early 19th century Sub Pannonian house 2 He studied forestry at Vienna between 1942 and 1943 and was drafted into the German Army During the Invasion of Normandy he was captured and sent to England as a prisoner of war and then to Italy where he joined the Overseas Brigade of the Yugoslav Liberation Army and returned to Yugoslavia After the war he worked as a journalist and studied Comparative literature and Slavic languages and literature at the University of Ljubljana but was sent to work in Litija and abandoned his studies He worked as an editor and proof reader and is also known for his translations particularly for his translation from the Latin of the poet Catullus He also wrote prose and poetry for young children 3 He died in Ljubljana in 2004 In 1970 he won the Levstik Award for his poetry collection Kako bomo umirali How We Shall Die 4 Published works EditPoetry collectionsSrce v bedi The Heart in Poverty 1950 Dvojni cvet The Double Flower 1953 Trepetlika The Trembling Poplar 1962 Lirika casa Lyrics of Time 1965 Liricna postila A Lyrical Fasting Book 1965 Kolosej iz cedelike The Strainer Colosseum 1967 Kako bomo umirali How We Shall Die 1970 Zlo stoletja The Evil of the Century 1971 Hoja za Katulom Walking after Catullus 1972 Grenki med Bitter Honey 1990Prose for Young ReadersMarjetka Little Margaret 1951 Kaj nam je popisal Jakec What Little Jack Told Us 1953 Pol za salo pol za res Half For Fun and Half Seriously 1956 Kdo zivi v tej kisici Who Lives in This Little House 1959 Jezek se zeni The Hedgehog s Wedding 1974References Edit Obituary on the RTV Slovenia site 8 February 2004 Rogatec Open Air Museum site Archived from the original on 9 August 2011 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Joze Smit on the Slovene Biographical Lexicon site The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site Archived from the original on 17 March 2012 Retrieved 30 March 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joze Smit amp oldid 1127089827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
