Nevin Birsa (August 25, 1947 – October 1, 2003) was a Slovene poet.
Birsa was born in the village of Branik (then known as Rihemberk) in the Vipava Valley, in western Slovenia. He studied at the Pedagogic Academy of the University of Ljubljana. He published numerous poetry collections, which gained widespread recognition, especially after his talent was pointed out by the poet and author Ciril Zlobec. Birsa lived in his home village most of his life, leading a simple lifestyle. His highly sophisticated poetry, which showed the influence of Georg Trakl, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Edvard Kocbek, attracted considerable interest regarding his personality.
Birsa was a quite prolific author. During his lifetime, he published 16 poetry collection and a posthumous collection of his unedited poetry was published in 2004.
Birsa died in his home village in 2003 and is buried at the local cemetery. In 2006, the local authorities created memorial spot in the local library. His birthplace is nearby.
Volumes of poetry Elektronke v oče, 1970 Rihemberk, 1974 Jelen cvete med debli, 1975 Pesniški list, 1977 Nove ljubezenske pesmi, 1979 Poskus maga, 1987 Kdo ima žareči ključ, 1990 Prva svetloba, 1992 Samotni napis mavrice, 1994 Skat širokega jutra, 1996 Kresnice in pesnik (izbor iz prejšnjih zbirk), 1997 Živali in rože, 1999 Skice krvi in zvezd, 2001 Boj za rdeče bleščanje, 2001 Modrijan ali klovn, 2003 To pomlad sem odšel v neznano (Collected works), 2004
Literature Andrej Lutman, "Postaja na brezpotju, Spis o pesnjenju Nevina Birse", Mentor 25, no. 1–2 (2004).
References
Bojan Bratina, "Nevin Birsa" in Kronika Rihemberka - Branika II (Nova Gorica: KS Branik, 2006) Eva Lušina, "Nevin Birsa" in Nevin Birsa, Skice krvi in zvezd (Nova Gorica: Založba Branko, 2001) Matija Ogrin, "Nevin Birsa: Prva svetloba" in Literatura, yr. 4, n. 17 (1992), 91 Josip Osti, "Pesniška ozemlja in ozvezdja. Nevin Birsa: Skice krvi in zvezd" in Sodobnost, yr. 65, n. 20 (October 2001) Radivoj Pahor, "Nevinu" in Primorska srečanja, n. 269/270 (2003), 78