Oldřich Mikulášek
Oldřich Mikulášek (born May 26, 1910 in Prerau , † July 13, 1985 in Brno ) was a Czech poet.
Life
The son of a railroad worker attended community school and graduated from business school in 1927. He initially earned his living as a worker and employee, from 1933 as an editor, including on the Czechoslovak radio . Since 1964 he devoted himself only to literature. In 1967 Mikulášek was seriously injured. The consequences of the accident tormented him until the end of his life.
In his second marriage in the early 1950s, he married the radio editor Věra , who later rose to become dramaturge and director of the Brno TV station for Czechoslovak TV .
His close literary friends included Klement Bochořák , Adolf Kroupa , Josef Kainar , Ludvík Kundera , Jan Skácel and Milan Uhde .
Memberships
He belonged to the Q literary circle.
Works
Mikulášek was one of the most important poets of the second half of the last century. He started as an editor for Brno newspapers and magazines.
His poetry is one of the more difficult works of literature, so that even the censorship of the communist government could not assess him correctly. His books were not criticized and were banned from 1971 to 1980 simply because he refused to comment negatively on the Prague Spring . His poetic works are directed against the everyday and recurring. On the other hand, he writes about love, solemn odes to wine, to his city of Brno and South Moravia, but mostly connected with thoughts of death. At the beginning of his poetic activity he was one of the representatives of poetism .
Volumes of poetry
- Černý bílý ano ne, 1930
- Marné milování, 1940
- Křídlovka, 1941
- Tráva se raduje, 1942
- Podle plotu, 1946
- Pulsy, 1947
- Horoucí zpěvy, 1955
- Divoké kačeny, 1955
- Krajem táhne prašivec, 1957
- Ortely a milosti, 1958
- První obrázky, 1959
- Albatros, 1961
- Pohádka o brněnském krokodýlovi, 1961
- Svlékání hadů, 1963
- To království tvé, 1966
- Šokovaná růže, 1969
- Kam létají labutě, 1970
- Agogh, 1980
- Žebro Adamovo, 1981
- Veliké černé ryby a dlouhý bílý chrt, 1981
- Sólo pro dva dechy, 1983
- Čejčí pláč, 1984
- Druhé obrázky, 1986
See also: List of Czech writers
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Oldřich Mikulášek in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Oldřich Mikulášek in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mikulášek, Oldřich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prerau |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1985 |
| Place of death | Brno |