Ana Pepelnik, born 1979, studied Comparative Literature and Theory of Literature at the University of Arts in Ljubljana.
Her first book of poetry Ena od variant kako ravnati s skrivnostjo (One Way to Treat a Secret) was published in 2007 (nominated for The First Book Award), her second book Utrip oranžnih luči
na semaforjih in 2009.
sometimes a ship appears where nobody
looks suspicious and everyone is normal.
well maybe a little bit frightened
...
Suddenly the street empties.
That's the effect snow has. Today
it's falling down like curtains on a stage.
It brings some peace of its own and
...
Over the dirt-infested city spreads
a thin veneer of ice. Ljubljana's
a marzipan-covered cake. If you wander
through a few alleyways even as dark
...
I'm poking at a paper clip
with a finger. I dismantle it
to a thin wire
and a flower appears.
...
Today the world gets on my nerves.
People are overstrained
like buds on a cherry tree.
...