Gradnik's early poetry was strongly inspired by both the older generations of Slovenian poets (the modernists, but also Simon Gregorčič and France Prešeren) and the European decadent movement.
Gradnikova rana poezija bila je jednako jako inspirirana starijim generacijama slovenskih pjesnika (modernisti, ali i Simon Gregorčič i France Prešeren) i europskim dekadentnim pokretom.