Petr Borkovec, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Petr Borkovec

Czech poet, translator, and journalist

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1970

Place of Birth: Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Profession: writer, poet, translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Petr Borkovec (April 17, 1970, Lounovice pod Blaníkem) is a Czech poet, translator and journalist.He studied Czech language and literature at the Philosophical Faculty of the Charles University but did not finish his studies. His poems have been translated into almost all European languages.
His books have been published in Austria and in Italy.
Borkovec translates mostly 20th-century Russian poetry.