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S I N A P S E
poetry collection
Written by: Andrej Grilc
Language: Slovenian
Binding: soft cover
Book size: 14,8 x 21 cm
Published by Gimnazija Bezigrad, Ljubljana
Year of publishing: 2003
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T H E T O W E R S
poetry collection
Written by: Andrej Grilc
A bilingual edition
Language: English / Slovenian
Status: in preparation
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Sinapse (2003), the debut poetry collection by Andrej Grilc, introduces a young poet deeply engaged with the complexity of growing up and finding one’s place in the world. The poems move between moments of intimacy and reflection, exploring themes of sensuality, emotional vulnerability, and the pain of confronting a world that often feels both beautiful and cruel.
Through his distinctive use of language, Grilc experiments with form and meaning, treating poetry itself as a living, evolving organism — a synapse between thought and emotion, self and world. His verses reach toward understanding the big questions of existence while remaining rooted in the personal and the immediate.
Sinapse stands out for its emotional depth, linguistic precision, and philosophical curiosity. It captures the restless energy of youth and the desire to make sense of experience through art. The collection’s originality and maturity earned Grilc a scholarship for exceptionally talented students, affirming his early promise as one of the notable emerging poetic voices of his generation.
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The Towers by Andrej Grilc is a powerful poetic reflection on memory, trauma, and the collapse of innocence in the modern world. Written in the aftermath of September 11, this bilingual edition weaves personal recollection with collective history, exploring how private and public catastrophes intertwine. Through a series of lyrical fragments, Grilc connects the burning towers of New York with the bombed towers of his Slovenian childhood, creating a dialogue between East and West, war and art, faith and loss. The collection moves from vivid childhood memories to visionary depictions of global disillusionment, where skyscrapers become symbols of both human achievement and fragility. At once intimate and epic, The Towers reflects on how images of destruction shape our understanding of civilization. It questions the moral and spiritual aftermath of progress, technology, and ideology. Grilc’s language is cinematic and musical, fusing reportage, dream, and myth. Beneath the ruins, the poet searches for meaning — for poetry that survives the fall. The Towers is a work of remembrance, defiance, and transcendence.
Andrej Grilc
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Andrej Grilc, born 1984, Slovenian award winning writer and photographer living in Vienna, Austria. In 2003 he published the poetry book Synapsis. He finished his studies at the University of Ljubljana. He performed more than 50 international projects combining literature and visual art. He publishes in main domestic and foreign publications and anthologies. He won first prizes for his literature at home and abroad. After moving to Vienna in 2013 he became a freelance photographer and in the last few years he is exploring his interest in children's literature. In 2019 his first children's book „The Girl Who Laughed Too Much“ with illustrations by Nea Likar was published.
Awards:
2011 First prize on International Poetry competition “Tracce”, Italy
2010 First prize for the most original poetry collection NY in the competition held by Ekslibris Publishing house.
2009 Nomination for Lirikon’s “Herbersteinski zlat” for best translation of
contemporary poetry into Slovenian language.
2008 Chosen as one of the 21 best Slovenian poets by Lirikon magazine.
2004 Scholarship for talented students of Township Domžale for the poetry
collection Sinapsis.
Literary publications:
2025: Schule für Dichtung, Vienna, Austria
2023 LUD Literatura, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2020 Conceit Magazine, San Francisco CA
2019 The Girl Who Laughed Too Much, Alba2000, Slovenia
2012 Amulet, San Francisco CA
2011 DeZopilant, Reims, France
2010 AmphibiUs, Washington DC
2010 Sodobnost, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2010 Van Kutije Anthology, Podgorica
2010 Le Rouge sang, Reims, France
2010 Katedra, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 Literatura, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 Mlade rime, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 Lirikon, Velenika, Slovenia
2009 Rukopisi 32, Beograd, Serbia
2009 Literarni nokturno, RTV Slovenia
2009 Republika poezije, Sarajevo, Bosnia
2009 Dialogi, Zalozba Obzorja, Slovenia
2008 Nova Revija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 Vpogled, Zalec, Slovenia
2008 Mentor, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 Ructus, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007 Poetikon, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007 Literarni nokturno, RTV Slovenia
2003 Sinapsis, Ljubljana, Slovenija
2003 Lit, Gimnazija Bezigrad, Slovenia
Anthologized literary works:
2020 Sončnice, anthology of Slovenian poetry
2010 Mlade rime: anthology of young literature. Slovenija. “Gledam stolpa gorita”
2009 Van Kutije: anthology of new poetry in ex Yu region. Montenegro.
2009 Rukopisi 32: anthology of poetry and prose. Serbia. “Svi prozori su bili otvoreni”
