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Desanka Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: ДеÑанка МакÑимовић) (1898 - 1993), Serbian poet, professor of literature, member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Biography
Desanka Maksimović was born on May 16, 1898 in Rabrovica, near Valjevo, as the oldest child of father Mihailo, a teacher, and mother Draginja. Right after her birth, her father was transferred, and they moved to Brankovina. Desanka spent her childhood in Brankovina. She finished gymnasium in Valjevo and Faculty of Philosophy at Belgrade University.
In August 1933 she married Sergij Slastikov, but they had no children of their own.
Desanka was a professor of Serbian language since 1923 until 1953, in several schools. First she was a teacher in Obrenovac gymnasium, then in Third female gymnasium in Belgrade. On September 3rd she was transferred to the school for teachers in Dubrovnik, where she spent one year. After that, she worked in First female gymnasium in Belgrade. One of her best students was Mira AleÄković, who also became a poet and a close friend of Desanka Maksimović.
When she heard that German soldiers shoot children of primary school in Kragujevac, on October, 21st 1941, she wrote "Bloody fairy tale", a poem that speaks about terror that German army practiced in WWII. This poem was not published until the end of the war.
She traveled across Yugoslavia, and made friends among writers and poets such as Miloš Crnjanski, Ivo Andrić, Gustav Krklec, Isidora Sekulić, Branko Ćopić ...
Her poetry spoke about love and patriotism. It was enthusiastic and youthful, serious and sensitive. It is said that the Serbian language is best sung in poems of Desanka Maksimović. Some of her best poems are:"Anticipation" ("ПредоÑећање"), "Tremble" ("Стрепња"), "Spring poem" ("Пролећна пеÑма"), "Warning" ("Опомена"), "In storm" ("Ðа бури"), "I seek amnesty" ("Тражим помиловање"), "Sheared meadow" ("Покошена ливада") etc.
Desanka won a number of literal awards among them Vuk's award, Njegoš's award (1984) and AVNOJ award. She was elected as honorary citizen of Valjevo.
In 1985 primary school in Brankovina where she got her first education was reconstructed. In this school her father worked as teacher, and local people called it Desanka's school. It is now it's official name.
While she was still alive a statue of her was built in Valjevo, although she objected it a bit.
Because of the undying value of her poetry, Desanka Maksimovic was on December 17th 1959 elected as associate member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), and on December 16th 1965 she became a regular member.
Desanka Maksimović died on February 11th 1993, in Belgrade, when she was 95. She was buried in Brankovina near Valjevo.
After her death, Desanka Maksimovic Foundation was founded. This foundation organizes Desanka Maksimović award.
Literal works
Most important works of Desanka Maksimović are (list in Serbian):
- ПеÑме (1924.)
- Врт детињÑтва, пеÑме (1927.)
- Зелени витез, пеÑме (1930.)
- Лудило Ñрца, приповетке (1931.)
- Срце лутке Ñпаваљке и друге приче за децу (1931, 1943)
- Гозба на ливади, пеÑме (1932.)
- Како они живе, приче (1935.)
- Ðове пеÑме (1936.)
- РаÑпеване приче (1938.)
- Загонетке лаке за прваке ђаке (Ñа Јованком Хрваћанин, 1942.)
- Шарена торбица, дечје пеÑме (1943.)
- ОÑлобођење Цвете Ðндрић, поема (1945.)
- ПеÑник и завичај, пеÑме (1945.)
- Отаџбина у првомајÑкој поворци, поема (1949.)
- СамоглаÑници Ð, Е, И, О, У (1949.)
- Отаџбино, ту Ñам (1951.)
- Страшна игра, приче (1950.)
- Ветрова уÑпаванка (1953.)
- Отворен прозор, роман (1954.)
- Пролећни ÑаÑтанак (1954.)
- ÐœÐ¸Ñ€Ð¸Ñ Ð·ÐµÐ¼Ñ™Ðµ, изабране пеÑме (1955.)
- Бајка о Кратковечној (1957.)
- Ðко је веровати мојој баки, приче (1959.)
- Заробљеник Ñнова (1960.)
- Говори тихо, пеÑме (1961.)
- Пролећни ÑаÑтанак (1961.)
- Патуљкова тајна, приче (1963.)
- Птице на чеÑми, пеÑме (1963.)
- Тражим помиловање, лирÑка диÑкуÑија Ñ Ð”ÑƒÑˆÐ°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ð¼ закоником (1964.)
- Хоћу да Ñе радујем, приче (1965.)
- Ђачко Ñрце (1966.)
- Изволите на изложбу деце Ñликара (1966.)
- Прадевојчица, роман (1970.)
- Ðа шеÑнаеÑти рођендан, пеÑме (1970.)
- Празници путовања, путопиÑи (1972.)
- Ðемам више времена, пеÑме (1973.)
- Ð›ÐµÑ‚Ð¾Ð¿Ð¸Ñ ÐŸÐµÑ€ÑƒÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ… потомака, пеÑме (1976.)
- ПеÑме из Ðорвешке (1976.)
- Бајке за децу (1977.)
- Ðичија земља (1979.)
- Ветрова уÑпаванка, пеÑме за децу (1983.)
- Међаши Ñећања, пеÑме (1983.)
- Слово о љубави, пеÑме (1983.)
- Памтићу Ñве (1989.)
- ÐебеÑки разбој (1991.)
- Озон завичаја (1991.)
- Зовина Ñвирала (1992.)
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