The literary institution Pranger held the final event of the 22nd Poetry Tournament, a competition for the best unpublished poem in the Slovenian language, under the open-air auditorium of the Maribor Puppet Theatre. This year’s tournament, announced for the first time under the auspices of Pranger on January 11, received 126 submissions. After three rounds of jury deliberations, numerous correspondence sessions, and a final closed session, the esteemed Slovenian poet Miljana Cunta won the competition with her poem Ura (The Hour), earning the title of Poetry Knight 2022.

As the Poetry Knight 2022, she was awarded a rare remaining copy of the extensive anthology of world poetry Orpheus’ Song, a forged rose, crafted by artistic blacksmith Miha Krištof, and the financial prize of 1,000 euros.

The audience award for the most popular poem, determined by voting ballots, went to Marjana Cmager for her poem Na grobu v Auversu (At the Grave in Auvers).

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