Sasha Skenderija

Sasha Skenderija
Born 4 July 1968
Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Education University of Sarajevo
Charles University
Occupation Poet
Author
Known for Poetry
Lyrics

Sasha Skenderija (born 4 July 1968) is a Bosnian-American poet currently residing in Prague.

Biography

Skenderija began publishing poetry, prose and criticism in Bosnian (Serbo-Croatian) in the late 1980s, graduating from the University of Sarajevo in 1991. After surviving six months of the siege of Sarajevo, he fled to Prague, where he received a Ph.D. in Information Science from Charles University (1997). In 1999, with the help of translator and Cornell University linguistics professor Wayles Browne,[1] Skenderija arrived in Ithaca, New York. He relocated to New York City in 2010 and lived in Astoria, Queens.[2] He now lives in Prague, Czech Republic while working for Prague National Technical Library.[3]

Skenderija is one of the most renowned Bosnian poets born since 1960, and his work confronts a range of experience, from the quotidian to the polemical, while pushing the boundaries of the genre.[4] He ranks among the Bosnian poets with the most English-language reviews.[5]

Works

Books of poetry (Bosnian)

Books of poetry (English translation)

Poems in Anthologies

His poetry has been included in several Bosnian and Croatian anthologies and translated into Czech, English, Macedonian[14] and Slovenian:[15]

English translations of his poems have also been included in:

Skenderija also contributed lyrics to three albums of the cult Sarajevo techno-industrial band SCH (VRIL, 2002; Eat This!, 2004; and Dance, 2007).

References

  1. ↑ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2008). Why the Dwarf Had to be Shot. Austin, Texas: Black Buzzard Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-938872-39-7. Afterword (p. 90-92) and About the Translators (p.94) describe history of Skenderija/Browne collaboration.
  2. ↑ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2011). Cape of Good Hope. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 47, [1], 47, [1] p. tête-bêche. ISBN 9958-792-78-8. The notes About the Author and About the Translators (p.47) describe Skenderija's recent whereabouts and history of Skenderija/Browne collaboration.
  3. ↑ "Organizational Structure". National Library of Technology. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Greene, Roland (editor in chief); Stephen Cushman, general editor; Clare Cavanagh, Jahan Ramazani, Paul Rouzer, associate editors; Harris Feinsod, David Marno, Alexandra Slessarev, assistant editors. (2012). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics 4th Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0691154910. The entry on Bosnian poetry, page 68, by A. Vidan cites Skenderija as one of the most relevant contemporary Bosnian poets.
  5. ↑ Jones, Francis R. (2011). Poetry Translating as Expert Action: Processes, Priorities and Networks. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Pub. Co. p. 68. ISBN 9027-224-41-2. All three poets cited by Jones as having the most English-language reviews are currently living in North American diaspora.
  6. ↑ Skenderija, Saša; Vojislav Petković; Todor Kršić; Adis Đubo (1987). Golo O. Banja Luka: Banja Luka : Književna omladina. p. 60. OCLC 455625924.
  7. ↑ Skenderija, Saša (1990). Kako naslikati žar-pticu. Sarajevo: Sarajevo : Svjetlost. p. 61. ISBN 86-01-01603-0.
  8. ↑ Skenderija, Saša (1993). Ništa nije kao na filmu. Prague. p. 55. OCLC 34084119.
  9. ↑ Skenderija, Saša (1998). Praški fraktali (PDF). Online.
  10. ↑ Skenderija, Saša (2005). Zašto je patuljak morao biti ustrijeljen. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. p. 103. ISBN 9958-792-43-5.
  11. ↑ Skenderija, Saša (2011). Rt Dobre Nade. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 47, [1], 47, [1] p. bilingual (Bosnian English) tête-bêche edition. ISBN 9958-792-78-8.
  12. ↑ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2008). Why the Dwarf Had to be Shot. Austin, Texas: Black Buzzard Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-938872-39-7.
  13. ↑ Skenderija, Sasha; Wayles Browne (2011). Rt Dobre Nade / Cape of Good Hope. Tešanj, Bosnia: Tešanj : Centar za kulturu i obrazovanje. pp. 47, [1], 47, [1] p. bilingual (Bosnian-English) tête-bêche edition. ISBN 9958-792-78-8.
  14. ↑ Скендерија, Саша (March 2004). Портал : Гласник На Македонски Духовни Конаци 5 (9/10). Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ http://cobiss2.izum.si/scripts/cobiss?ukaz=DISP&id=1827059636629558&fmt=14&rec=11&sid=1
  16. ↑ a'Beckett, John (2007). Prague Tales: A Collection of Central European Contemporary Writing. New Europe Writers.
  17. ↑ Absinthe, New European Writing (5). March 2006 http://www.absinthenew.com. Retrieved 2009-02-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Grahovac, Željko (2000). There is Less and Less Space: Panorama of the Newest Bosnian Poetry. Bihać: Delta. ISBN 9958-9744-4-4.
  19. ↑ Agee, Chris (1998). Scar on the Stone: Contemporary Poetry from Bosnia. UK: Bloodaxe Books. ISBN 1-85224-415-1.
  20. ↑ Jergović, Miljenko (1997). Conan Lives Here: Young Bosnian Poetry 1992-1996. Zagreb: Durieux. ISBN 953-188-070-0.
  21. ↑ Karpatský, Dušan (1995). Messages from the Bottom of the Night: Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina under Siege and in Exile. Prague: Mladá fronta. ISBN 80-204-0542-9.
  22. ↑ Mićanović, Miroslav; Branko Čegec (March 1995). Strast razlike, tamni zvuk praznine 11 (5/6): 364–459 http://katalog.nsk.hr/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=12&ti=1,12&Search_Arg=Skenderija&SL=None&Search_Code=NAME_&CNT=20&PID=5SVH1gABGDsX3GFf5Sn7-AHSnJpk&SEQ=20090206204318&SID=5. Retrieved 2009-02-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ Balkan Visions and Silver Visions II VI (#48, #72): 364–459. 2005 [1995] http://www.blackbuzzardpress.com/home.html. Retrieved 2009-02-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ↑ Witness XX. 2006 http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/archive.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ↑ Fulton, Alice (2006). Like a Fragile Index of the World: Poems for David Skorton http://www.cornell.edu/humanities/features/fragileindex.cfm. Retrieved 2009-02-06. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ↑ Spirit of Bosnia 3 (2): 364–459. April 2008 http://www.spiritofbosnia.org/index.php/duhbosne/issue/view/11. Retrieved 2010-05-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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