Simeon Simev

Simeon Simev
Photograph taken in 1993 in United States
Born	May 30, 1949 Štip, today Republic of Macedonia
Occupation	Poet, essayist, journalist

Simeon or Simyon Simev (born May 30, 1949 in Štip) is a poet, essayist and journalist in the Republic of Macedonia.

Biography

Simev studied history with history of arts at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. He worked as a high school teacher, associate at the Ministry of Culture, journalist in the First Programme and editor in chief of Radio Culture (formerly known as Third Programme) in the Macedonian Radio.^[1]

Simev has published poetry, essays, studies in newspapers, magazines and periodical publications.^[2][3] His poetry has been published in Bulgaria^[4] and Germany.^[5][6]

Works

• Соспи (Snow drift). Skopje: Tabernakul, 1997. 68 pp. ISBN 9989-647-21-6.
• Месечина огрева, сонце изгрева (The moon shines, the sun rises). Skopje: Nasha kniga, 1999. 66 pp. ISBN 9989-47-055-3.
• Дамга (Stain). Skopje: Nasha kniga, 2002. 86 pp. ISBN 9989-47-090-1.
• Шарената сенка: живопис, литература, музика (The motley shadow: Painting, Literature, Music). Skopje: Makavej, 2008. 159 pp. ISBN 978-9989-164-90-3.
• Ронливи лета море далечно (Crumbling years faraway sea). Skopje: Simev S., 2010. 76 pp. ISBN 978-9989-57-706-2.

External links

• The official website of Simeon Simev
• Во песокта (In the sand), "Snow drift". (Macedonian)
• Ловци ја крадат ноќта (Huntsmen are hunting the night), "Snow drift". (Macedonian)
• Вермер или исечок од тишината (Vermeer or an excerpt from the silence), "The motley shadow". (Macedonian)

References

1. The blog of Simeon Simev (Macedonian)
2. Lettre internationale 13-14 (1999): 17. (Macedonian)
3. Стремеж 9-10 (2001): 90-92. (Macedonian)
4. Симеон Симев: В снега. eLit, 24 февруари 2010. (Bulgarian)
5. Norbert Randow und Johann P. Tammen (Hrsg.): Unverhoffte Himmel: Zeitgenössische makedonische Poesie. Bremerhaven: Wirtschaftsverlag NW, 2003. S. 71-84. ISBN 3-89701-987-6. (German)
6. Gabriella Schubert (Hg.): Makedonien: Prägungen und Perspektiven. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005. S. 220. (German)