Ivan Dobnik, born in 1960 in Celje, is a poet, editor, translator, essay author, and literary critic. He studied philosophy and comparative literature at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana. Is the founder and chief editor of the literary magazine Poetikon (2005-present) as well as co-founder of the Literary Association House of Poetry (2006-present). He has published the following works: Osvobajanje (Liberation, 1980), Kaligrafija lire (Caligraphy of the Lyre, 1999), Zapreš svoje oči (Closing Your Eyes, 2003), Rapsodija v mrzli zimi (Rhapsody in a Cold Winter, 2006), Zapisi z drevesnih lističev (Tree Leaf Notes, 2006), Svetilnik (The Lighthouse, 2008), Pred začetkom (Before the Beginning, 2010), Druga obala (Another Shore, 2011), Bolska (2015), Magični pesniški izreki (Magical Poetic Dictums, 2016), Tihe pesmi (Silent Poems,2020), Čajne pesmi (Tea Poems, 2021), Rojstvo oaze (The Birth of Oasis,2022), Do konca odprto nebo (The Sky Wholly Open,2023), Nostalgija, utopija (Nostalgia, Utopia,2024) and Tajga (Taiga,2025). His poems are translated into several languages. He lives in Ljubljana.
