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Gennadiy KlevkoBelarusian poet, translator
Date of Birth: 28.11.1931
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Literary Career
- Poetry
- - "Obvetrennye Dali" (1962)
- - "Bezdelnik i Knopki" (1964)
- - "Trubite Olen" (1975) from South Ossetian poetry
- Musical Influence
Early Life and Education
Gennadi Klevko was born on January 14, 1931, in the village of Voronichy, Minsk Oblast, Belarus. He was the son of Maria Ivanovna (Dolga) and Yakov Sofronovich Klevko. Klevko attended Rudensk Secondary School, graduating in 1950. He then pursued his higher education at the philological faculty of the Belarusian State University named after V. I. Lenin, graduating in 1955.
Literary Career
Klevko embarked on his literary career as a literary editor for the newspaper "Kalgasnaya Pravda" from 1954 to 1963. He subsequently served as a literary staff member and editor-in-chief of the journal "Vozhik" from 1963 to 1973. From 1973 to 1979, he held the position of deputy chief editor of the literary journal "Polmya."
Poetry
Klevko's poetic works have been widely recognized and published in several collections. Notable among them are:
- "Obvetrennye Dali" (1962)
- "Sto Shagov" (1967)- "Pristan" (1974)
- "Plug" (1978)
- "Podkova Nad Pogorom" (1979)
- "Vezmno" (1984)
Children's Poetry and Humor
Klevko also authored a collection of children's poems, "First Salute" (1964), and several humorous poems and miniatures:
- "Bezdelnik i Knopki" (1964)
- "Tolko By Ne Sglazit" (1971)- "Chto Pravda, To Ne Grekh..." (1971)
Translation
Klevko was actively involved in translating works from other languages into Belarusian. He notably translated works by South Ossetian, Ossetian, and other Soviet authors. Among his notable translations are:
- "Trubite Olen" (1975) from South Ossetian poetry
- "Osetinskaya Lira" (1986) by Kosta Khetagurov"Holy Trinity" and Inspiration
Klevko, along with fellow poets Rygor Borodulin and Vladimir Korotkevich, were affectionately known as the "Holy Trinity." In 1965, they were sent to the Far East for an internship with the Pacific Fleet newspaper "Boyevaya Vakta." This experience inspired Klevko to write the poem "Triptikh," while Korotkevich conceived the idea for his novel "Chozenia."
Musical Influence
Klevko's poem "Daleky Grom" served as the inspiration for a song of the same name, which was written by Vladimir Kuzmin (then the lead singer of the band "Dinamik") in the early 1980s.
