ACO SOPOV

ACO SOPOV was born in Stip in 1923. He is a member of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is one of the leading representatives of contemporary Macedonian literature. The poet began his work during the time of the War of National Liberation (World War II); it therefore represents a unique poetic chronicle of that time. His first book was published in Belgrade in 1944 under the title "Songs". Subsequent books have been "Railway of Youth" (1946), with Slavko Janevski, "On Gramos" (1950), "With Our Hands" (1950), "Verses about Trouble and Joy" (1952), "Margen with Silance" (1955), "The Wind Brings Good Weather" (1957), "Songs" (1963), "The Birth of the Word" (1966), Yus-Universe (1968), and "Raider in the Ashes".
In addition to being a poet, Sopov has done many significant translations and adoptions from the world literature.

Poems

IN MACEDONIAN	TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH
Sedma molitva na moeto telo	Seventh prayer of my body

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