Ľudmila Podjavorinská

Ľudmila Podjavorinská was a pen name used by Ľudmila Riznerová (26 April 1872 – 2 March 1951), a Slovak writer considered to be the first important woman poet for her country but best known for her children's books. She wrote under a number of different pen names, including Božena, Damascena, Ľ. Šeršelínová, Ľ. Špirifangulínová, Ľudka and Ľudmila. She contributed to various Slovak periodicals and translated Russian poetry into Slovak.

She stayed in her home town until 1910, when she moved to Nové Mesto nad Váhom. For a short time around 1918, she was an official for the district Red Cross.

A minor planet was named Podjavorinská in her honour.

Selected works Sources: Z vesny života ("From life's spring"), poetry (1895) V otroctve ("In slavery"), novel (1905) Žena ("Woman"), novel (1909) Baránok boží ("Lamb of God"), short story about a severely abused child's tragic death (1932)

Kytka veršov pre slovenské dietky ("A bouquet of poems for Slovak children"), children's poetry (1920) Balady ("Ballads"), poetry (1930) Veršíky pre maličkých ("Verses for little ones"), children's poetry (1930) Medový hrniec ("Pot of honey"), children's poetry (1930) Klásky ("Ears of grain"), children's poetry (1947)