Petr Borkovec (1970) Czech Republic

poet, writer, and translator

Petr Borkovec is a Czech poet, writer, and translator, author of more than thirty books of poetry and prose. Most recently, he released the collection Básně (Poems, 2024) and the book of entomological prose Křehká knížka (Fragile little book, 2024). Together with Matyáš Havrda, he has translated several Greek dramas – most recently Euripides’s tragedy Medea (2024). He was the official poet of the city of Prague in 2023.