Poet and writer (b.
1920, Śtip / Yugoslavia – d.
18 November 1988, Skopje).
He completed his primary and elementary school education in the city in which
he was born. He attended philosophy courses at the Department of Philosophy in Skopje, which he
discontinued and returned to Śtip where he worked as a civil servant at the
Directorate of Foundations. He took part in the Yugoslavian War of
Independence.
In 1945, he undertook the administration of
the newspaper Üsküp Birlik and ran it for 18 years. During this time he
graduated from the Party
Politics School.
Then the entered politics and acted as the deputy president of the Macedonian
Socialist Assembly. He published his poems, essays and stories in the newspaper
Birlik where he worked, and in reviews such as Sevinç and Sesler.
His poems have been translated into Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian. His
textbooks and translations have also been published.
WORKS:
POETRY: Vatan
Birdir Unutma (Do not Forget That a Country is Unique, 1958), Çelenk
(Wreath, 1959), Hoş Geldiniz (Welcome, 1964), Güzel Günler
(Beautiful Days, 1972), Renkli Gülüşler (Colorful Smiles, 1977), Kuş
Sesi (Bird Noise, 1980), Küçük Damlalar (Little Drops, 1983), Toprağımın
Sesi (The Voice of My Land, 1985), Sabah Yıldızı (Morning Star,
1987).
SHORT STORY (for children and teenagers): Kır
Çiçeği (Wild Flower, 1969), Yeşil Köy (The Green Village,
1972), Alev’den Yıldız’a (From a Flame to a Star, 1978).
