Miklavž Komelj

Miklavž Komelj
Born (1973-07-10) 10 July 1973
Kranj, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
OccupationArt historian and poet
Notable worksRosa, Nenaslovljiva imena, Hipidrom
Notable awardsVeronika Award
2002 for Rosa
Prešeren Foundation Award
2010 for Nenaslovljiva imena
Jenko Award
2006 for Hipodrom
Rožanc Award
2011 for Nujnost poezije

Miklavž Komelj (born 10 July 1973) is a Slovene poet and art historian.

Komelj was born in Kranj in 1973. He studied History of Art at the University of Ljubljana and started publishing poetry in 1991.

In 2006 he won the Jenko Award for his poetry collection Hipodrom and in 2010 the Prešeren Foundation Award for his poetry collection Nenaslovljiva imena. In 2011 he received the Rožanc Award for Nujnost poezije.