Ljubo Wiesner (February 2, 1885 in

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– July 3, 1951 in

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) was a Croatian poet. He was a follower of Antun Gustav Matoš's work.Antun Gustav Matoš
He founded the publications ''Grič'', ''Kritika'' and ''Savremenik''.
,

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His introduction to ''Hrvatska mlada lirika'' in 1914 defined the poetic style of the followers of Matoš. Wiesner was also active musically, and played

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. Wiesner translated foreign poetry into Croatian, including works by

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. He was an editor of Mate Ujević's

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. During World War II he worked on the Berlin-based ''Suradnja''. From 1948, until his death he lived in Rome at the Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome, where he organized the Vatican's radio program in Croatian.

Works

*''Pjesme'', Zagreb 1926. *''Pjesme'', Zagreb 1943. (expanded edition) *''Izabrana djela'', Zagreb 1970. *''Blago veče (izabrane pjesme)'', Zagreb 2001. *''Studija o A. G. Matošu (fragmenti)'', Zagreb 2002. *''Sabrana djela (pjesme, feljtoni, studije)'', Zagreb 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiesner, Ljubo 1885 births 1951 deaths Croatian male poets Writers from Zagreb 20th-century Croatian poets 20th-century Croatian male writers