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Dejan Ilić and Obrad Nenezić win Risto Ratković poetry award

Dejan Ilić and Obrad Nenezić have been named joint winners of the 2026 Risto Ratković Award for the best poetry book in Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ilić, from Belgrade, received the honor for his book ‘Pokopani rt’, published by Povelja. Nenezić, from Podgorica, was recognized for his collection ‘Happy end… za tužni završetak’, published by Samizdat. An international jury selected the winners from a pool of 46 poetry books submitted from across the region.

The award ceremony is scheduled for September 5 at the Risto Ratković House in Bijelo Polje as part of the 56th Ratković Poetry Evenings.

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