Writer Boro Kapetanović is this year’s laureate of the “Skender Kulenović – Literary Wreath of Kozara” award.
The jury of the 53rd Literary Encounters on Kozara reached the decision unanimously at today’s session of the event’s Organizing Committee.
Jury member Duško Pevulja emphasized that Kapetanović is one of the most important contemporary Serbian poets, with a rich creative opus of 40 published works.
“What is most important, Boro Kapetanović, through his poetry, follows the main current of Serbian literature, especially Serbian poetry, which, along with others, is represented by Skender Kulenović,” said Pevulja.
Alongside Pevulja, this year’s jury also included Goran Maksimović and Andrea Marić.
The Organizing Committee held its final session symbolically today, on the birthday of Skender Kulenović. On this occasion, wreaths were laid at Kulenović’s memorial bust at Mrakovica, followed by a commemorative program, officially opening the 53rd Literary Encounters on Kozara.
Aleksandar Milješić, acting head of the Department for Culture, International Cooperation, Sports, and NGOs of the City of Prijedor, expressed satisfaction with the event, stressing its great importance for Prijedor and its status as one of the largest of its kind in Republika Srpska.
“We are grateful to the co-organizing municipalities. This is not just a gathering on Kozara, but also an opportunity for broad dialogue and to remember the great Skender Kulenović,” Milješić told reporters.
The manifestation continues tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the Kozara Museum with the opening of an exhibition of books dedicated to Kozara, the Encounters, and the editions of the event from the Ćirilo i Metodije National Library’s homeland collection, curated by Vedrana Tošić.
This year’s participants include eminent poets from Serbia and Republika Srpska: Milovan Marčetić, Enes Halilović, Željka Avrić, Nevena Vitošević, Spasoje Joksimović, Boro Kapetanović, Aleksandra Čvorović, Predrag Bjelošević, and Valentina Milačić.
The general patron of the manifestation is the City of Prijedor, with co-organizers being the municipalities of Srbac, Kostajnica, Kozarska Dubica, and Novi Grad, as well as the cities of Laktaši and Banja Luka.
The sponsor of the “Skender Kulenović – Literary Wreath of Kozara” award is the company ArcelorMittal Prijedor.
Source: RTRS
