VLADIMIR KOROTAJ
(7.10.1933.-13.7.2009.)Rođen 7. listopada 1933. u Jurketincu, Hrvatsko zagorje, umro 13.VII. 2009.
u Varaždinu. Završio je Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu. Srednjoškolski profesor hrvatskog jezika i književnosti, obavljao je niz drugih izbornih funkcija u prosvjeti i kulturi. Bio je član Društva hrvatskih književnika u Zagrebu te nekoliko udruga književnog karaktera.
Književnošću se bavio od najranije mladosti, pisao na književnom standardu i kajkavskom narječju, te je objavio 15 knjiga (13 zbirki pjesama, 1 roman, te
Izabrane pjesme - sonetni vijenac; humoreske, satireske, feljtone, prikaze...).Sudjelovao je na književnim recitalima i surađivao u raznim listovima, časopisima i zbornicima. Za zbirku poezije Gosenica za vratom
nagrađen je nagradom Fran Galović 2002. godine u Koprivnici, a osim toga, dobitnik je više nagrada za poeziju i prozu. Haiku je bilježio dvadesetak godina i sudjelovao je na natječajima u Krapini i Ludbregu te u Japanu i Indiji. Između ostaloga, haikui su mu tiskani u indijskoj Antologiji 2003. godine.***
Born on October 7th 1933. in Jurketinec near Ivanec in Hrvatsko Zagorje, he died on July 13 2009 in Varaždin.. He graduated from The Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb and was a professor of Croatian and Literature, with responsibilities on elective functions in culture and education. He was a memeber of Association of Croatian Writers, Zagreb and several associations of literature creation.
He started to write in early youth and has published 15 books; 13 poetry collections, a novel, choice of poems, humorous sketches, feuilletons, reviews ... He was taking part in literature recitals and cooperated with various literature magazines, journals and miscellanies. For his poetry collection Gosenica za vratom (Caterpillar at the Back of Neck) he had received Award Fran Galović in Koprivnica, 2002. Besides, he had received several other awards for his poetry and prose. Haiku he had been writing for twenty years, was publishing in Ludbreg annual joint collections and was taking part in competitions on the contests in Croatia and abroad. His haiku have been published in the Anthology in India, in 2003.
1. Gdje da skrenem
da dođem u svoje selo?
A kiše liju.
Where do I turn
to my village?
It rains in torments.
2. Već sam hrastov iver,
a sjedine me još drže
na blatnom putu.
I’m an oak splinter,
yet my greys hold me
on a muddy road.
3. Šibnata hiža
na bregu stoji.
kak sonce zahaja.
A wicker-and-mud hut
Gledi on the hill. Looking at
the sunset.
4. Aaah, zakaj sam stiha
kre te bare žabokrečine?!
Lopoči cveto.
Oooh, why am I so quiet
bear that backwater marsh?
Nenuphars bloom!
5. Lišće tiho šuška;
i zvijezde žmirkaju
na mirnu jesen.
Silent leaves are rustling,
and the stars are blinking
on calm Autumn.
6. Mrgodni dani,
u jesenske večeri
spremaju zimu.
Scowling days,
in the Autumn evenings
preparing Winter.
7. Pjevaj mi, ptico,
uz bijele krizanteme
jer ja nisam Bog.
Sing me, bird,
by the white chrysanthemums
for I’m not God.
1- 2. 8. haiku dan/8th Haiku Day - Dubravko Ivančan, Krapina 2006 - izbor/Choice of haiku;
3. 7. haiku dan/7th Haiku Day - Dubravko Ivančan, Krapina 2005 - izbor/Choice of haiku;
4-5. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg 2006/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2006;
6. Kloštar Ivanić Haiku Meeting Miscellany, 2005;
7. Haiku Calendar/Rokovnik, Ludbreg 2001/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2001
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