Poet Simon Jenko remembered 150 years after death

Kranj, 18 October - As 150 years pass today since Simon Jenko died in Kranj, the city will honour the 19th-century poet with the launch of Jenko's Days, a festival as part of which the most prestigious national award for poetry, named after him, will be given out.

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A mini bust of Slovenian poet Simon Jenko (1835-1869) which Kristina Hočevar received as the winner of the 2012 Jenko Prize for best collection of poetry.
Photo: Rosana Rijavec/STA
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