Elisaveta Bagriana

Poet

Birthday April 16, 1893

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Sofia, Bulgaria

DEATH DATE Mar 23, 1991 (97)

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About

Poet and pioneer of Bulgarian women's literature who was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Her best-known poems include "The Well," "The Eternal," and "The Elements."

Before Fame

She studied Slavic Philology at Sofia University and published her first poems soon after graduating.

Trivia

She was the recipient of the 1969 gold medal from the National Association of Poets in Rome.

Family Life

She was born in Sofia, but spent most of her young life in Veliko Tarnovo.

Associated With

She and Mari Evans were both female poets.

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