Marie Šťastná [SEP] date of birth
Marie Šťastná
Marie Šťastná (6 April 1981, Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech poet. She has a degree in Art History and History of Culture from the University of Ostrava.
She participated in Ortenova Kutná Hora, a literary competition for poets under 22 years of age.
- 1999-Third place
- 2000-Honourable mention
- 2001-Second to third place
- 2002-Honourable mention
- 2003-First place
In 2004 she received the Jiří Orten's Award ("cs": Cenou Jifiího Ortena
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: James Schuyler: "The Morning of the Poem"
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets: Richard Hugo
- Walt Whitman Award: Alberto Ríos, "Whispering to Fool the Wind" (Sheep Meadow Press) Judge: Donald Justice
Births.
- April 6 – Marie Šťastná, Czech poet
- Emily Berry, English poet
- Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Irish-language poet
Deaths.
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry