Petr Bezruč

Petr Bezruč
BornVladimír Vašek
(1867-09-15)15 September 1867
Opava, Austrian Silesia
Died17 February 1958(1958-02-17) (aged 90)
Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
Pen namePetr Bezruč
OccupationWriter
CitizenshipAustrian, Czechoslovak
Notable worksSilesian Songs

Petr Bezruč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈbɛzrutʃ]) was the pseudonym of Vladimír Vašek ([ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈvaʃɛk]; 15 September 1867 17 February 1958), a Czech poet and short story writer who was associated with the region of Austrian Silesia.

His most notable work is Silesian Songs, a collection of poems about the inhabitants of Silesia, written over many years.