Iztok Geister

  • Writer
  • poet
  • essayist
  • lawyer
  • ornithologist
Notable worksLevitve, Pospala poželenjaNotable awardsRožanc Award
2001 for Levitve
Prešeren Foundation Award
2004 for Pospala poželenja

Iztok Geister (born 20 August 1945) is a Slovene writer, poet, essayist and ornithologist. He is best known for his avant-garde poetry from the mid-1960s and 1970s. He is also one of the founding members of the Slovenian branch of BirdLife International.[1]

Geister was born in Laško in 1945. He studied law at the University of Ljubljana but has worked as a freelance artist and naturalist for over thirty years.[2] In 2001 he received the Rožanc Award for his essays Levitve (Moultings). In 2005 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his book Pospala poželenja.[3]

Published work

Prose

  • Levitve (2001)
  • Pospala poželenja (2002)
  • Mojster zloženih peruti (2003)
  • Ljubljansko barje (1995)
  • Nenavadni izleti : v slovensko naravo (2003)
  • Sečoveljske soline (2004)
  • Naravni zakladi Brda pri Kranju (2006)

References

  1. ^ The Avantgarde Museum site
  2. ^ Iztok Geister, zagovornik narave, pesnik, esejist, Mladina, 23 September 2004
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients [dead link]
  • DOPPS (Slovenian Society for the Protection and Study of Birds (Slovene branch of BirdLife International) site
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Recipients of the Prešeren Fund Award
1960s
  • 1962: Ljubo Humek
  • Franci Čop
  • Vladimir Makuc
  • Mitja Mejak
  • Matej Bor
  • Duša Počkaj
  • Primož Ramovš
  • Marko Šuštaršič
  • Dubravka Tomšič
  • Janez Trenz
  • France Šmid
  • Ciril Pogačnik
  • 1963: Janez Bernik
  • Dejan Bravničar
  • Vanda Gerlovič
  • Sveta Jovanović
  • Janez Kališnik
  • Branko Kocmut
  • Lojze Krakar
  • Marjan Pogačnuik
  • Ali Raner
  • Pavle Zidar
  • Rudi Zupan
  • 1964: Boris Čampa
  • Jože Falout
  • Stane Jarm
  • Nives Kalin - Vehovar
  • Mile Korun
  • Stanko Kristl
  • Andrej Kurent
  • Ivan Minatti
  • Nace Simončič
  • France Slana
  • Gregor Strniša
  • Milan Šega
  • Team of the Development Department of the Decorative Fabric Factory in Ljubljana
  • Karel Zelenko
  • 1965: Jože Bevc
  • Polde Bibič
  • Miloš Bonča
  • Bogdan Borčič
  • Andrej Jemec
  • Rok Klopčič
  • Janez Lajovic
  • Tone Pavček
  • Štefan Planinc
  • Smiljan Rozman
  • Alojz Srebotnjak
  • Pavel Šivic
  • Mirko Zdovc
  • Ciril Zlobec
  • 1966: Tone Bitenc
  • Janez Boljka
  • Miha Gunzek
  • Mija Jarc
  • Ignac Koprivec
  • Janez Lenassi
  • Borut Loparnik
  • Bogdan Meško
  • Zlata Ognjanović
  • Milena Ogorelec
  • Božo Kos
  • Žarko Petan
  • Jože Pogačnik
  • Davorin Savnik
  • 1967: Sandi Krošl
  • Lojze Lebič
  • Floris Oblak
  • Vasja Predan
  • Tatjana Remškar
  • Savin Sever
  • Slavko Tihec
  • Vilko Ukmar
  • Aleksander Valič
  • Rudi Vaupotič
  • 1968: Milka Badjura
  • Jože Ciuha
  • Hilda Hölzl
  • Marjan Kolar
  • Gregor Košak
  • Mirč Kragelj
  • Branko Kraševec
  • Jožko Lukeš
  • Milan Mihelič
  • Dušan Moravec
  • Ive Šubic
  • Danilo Švara
  • Drago Tršar
  • Iva Zupančič
  • 1969: Ilija Arnautović, Aleksander Peršin in Janez Vovk
  • Peter Černe
  • Janez Gradišnik
  • Miran Herzog
  • Lojze Kovačič
  • Nikolaj Omersa
  • Alojz Rebula
  • Mirko Romih in Branko Uršič
  • Mako Sajko
  • Vladimir Škerlak
  • Arnold Tovornik
  • Uroš Vagaja
  • Fran Žižek
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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