Lojze Krakar
Lojze Krakar
Born	(1926-02-21)21 February 1926 Semič, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Died	24 December 1995(1995-12-24) (aged 69) Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation	Poet translator editor literary historian essayist
Literary movement	Intimism
Notable works	Goethe pri Slovencih, Cvet pelina, Nekje tam čisto na robu, Sonce v knjigi, Prišel je lev
Notable awards	Levstik Award 1962 Sonce v knjigi Prešeren Foundation Award 1963 Cvet pelina Prešeren Award 1977 Nekje tam čisto na robu Levstik Award 1991 Prišel je lev

Lojze Krakar (21 February 1926 – 24 December 1995) was a Slovene poet, translator, editor, literary historian, and essayist. He also wrote poetry for children.^[1]

Krakar was born in Semič in White Carniola in 1926. He studied Slavic languages and literature at the University of Ljubljana and graduated in 1954 and obtained a doctorate from the Frankfurt Goethe University in 1970. He worked as a lecturer, editor, and translator.

In 1963 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his poetry collection Cvet pelina (The Flower of the Woodworm).^[2] In 1977 he was awarded the Grand Prešeren Award for his poetry collection Nekje tam čisto na robu (Somewhere There Right on the Edge) ^[3] He won the Levstik Award twice, in 1962 for his book of poetry for children Sonce v knjigi (The Sun in a Book), and in 1991 for his story in verse Prišel je lev (The Lion Arrived).^[4]