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Not many poets have won the Nobel Prize, yet Czech literature can boast one: Jaroslav Seifert, who received the award in 1984, for his poetry.

Since 1989, however, the more lyrical tradition of the Czech bel canto — mastered so remarkably by Seifert. Instead, older canons, such as surrealism, have resurfaced, while new forms, combining literature with performance, music, and visual arts, are gaining more ground.

In the last decade, 13 books of Czech poetry have appeared in English.