Poet and dissident Milan Ohnisko dies at 61
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- Czech poet and cultural commentator Milan Ohnisko has died at the age of 61.
- Ohnisko was a former dissident, a signatory of Charter 77 and a friend of Václav Havel.
- He won the Magnesia Litera award and recently worked for the literary magazine Tvar.
Milan Ohnisko, a poet, cultural commentator and former dissident, has died at the age of 61. He was a signatory of Charter 77 and a friend of Václav Havel.
The news was first published by the Facebook page Nedělní chvilka poezie. Director Břetislav Rychlík later also announced Ohnisko’s death.
Ohnisko received the Magnesia Litera award. In recent years, he worked for the literary magazine Tvar, continuing his role in Czech literary and cultural life.
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