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* 17.09. 1910 Prague
poet, writer, playwright
He debuted with a collection of poems Zpíváno z dálky (Sung from Far) (1933). A second collection, Krásná po chudobě (Beautiful After Poverty) (1935), contains primarily naturalistic lyricism and is influenced by Mácha, Toman and Verlaine. Here Hrubín, just as in his next book Země o polednách (Land At Noon) (1937), achieves great musicality of verse and rich metaphors.
During the war Hrubín published four volumes of poetry (Včelí plást (Honeycomb), 1940; Země sudička (The Land Fate), 1942; Cikády (Cicadas), 1942; Mávnutí křídel (Wing-Stroke), 1944). His poetry in these collections took on a more concrete shape. He strengthened his relationship to national culture. At the same time, he began to write verse for children as well (Říkejte si se mnou (Say Them With Me)), which were illustrated by J. Trnka.
In 1956 Hrubín published his book Můj zpěv (My Song), poems which reflect and meditate upon nature, and then, on the contrary, lyrical poems. These were collected in Romance pro křídlovku (Romance for Flugelhorn) (1962), which was made into a movie by Otakar Vávra in 1966.
