Andrej Medved

Andrej Medved (3 February 1947 – 23 February 2026) was a Slovene poet, editor and translator. He published numerous poetry collections.

Life and career Medved was born in Ljubljana on 3 February 1947. He studied philosophy and the history of art at the University of Ljubljana and worked as an editor at various publications including Le Livre Slovène, the predecessor of the current Litterae slovenicae, published by the Slovene Writers' Association. He worked as a curator at the Coastal Galleries in Piran and was editor of the Artes and Hyperion series until his death.

He won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 2003 for his poetry collection Hiperion, the Jenko Award in 2008 for his poetry collection Približevanja (Convergences) and the Veronika Award in 2010 for Razlagalec sanj (Interpreter of Dreams).

Medved died on 23 February 2026, at the age of 79.

Poetry collections Vrtovi Prispodob, žalobni lokvanji užitkov (Gardens of Metaphors, Gloomy Water Lilies of Pleasures), 2011 Približevanja (Convergences), 2008 Svetloba, v labirintu, 2007 Vmesnost, 2007 Ekloge, 2007 Medprostor: allegro ma non troppo, 2007 Priprtja & odstiranja, 2006 Rimske elegije, 2004 Nevarna razmerja, 2004 Kitara, 2004 Terpsihora, 2003 Labirinti, 2003 Hiperion, 2002 Pesmi, 2001 Uroki in prerokbe, 2001 Kilini, 1996 Videnja, 1994 Telo losa, 1992 Glava, 1987 Ogenj, ogenj pada, 1974 Sled, 1971 Po poti vrnitve, po poti bega, 1969 Toujours de nouveau (Vedno znova), 1966