Elisaveta Bagriana

Elizaveta Bagrjana (also Elisaveta; Bulgarian Елисавета Багряна born April 29, 1893 in Sofia, Bulgaria, as Elizaveta Ljubomirowa Beltschewa, Bulgarian Елисавета Любомирова Белчева, † March 24, 1991 ibid ) was a Bulgarian poet, among other things, children's and musical wrote poetry. It is considered the first Bulgarian poet who spoke openly in their works on their most intimate feelings as a woman.

Work

Bagrjana studied Slavic philology at St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia. After 1915 her first poems were published and she had worked for several years as a teacher, she completely devoted to writing and worked for various magazines and newspapers.

Her first book, published in 1927 cemented their reputation as a major poet. Her major works include The year rolls out ( 1930) and Des Sailor Star ( 1932). Together with Nikola Furnadschiew and Mladen Isayev Bagrjana wrote the text for the 1950 valid until 1964 National anthem of Bulgaria.

Her style hovers between the traditional song form and modern literary instruments, her poems have been translated into more than 30 languages ​​and published a variety of countries.

Others

Bagrjana was good friends with the family of the later Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.