Poet · Author · Crown of Lyric Prize 2026
Alen Gagić
Verses about love, loss and everything that remains. Author of the poetry collections Otisci ljubavi (Imprints of Love) and S’ pola srca u komad duše (With Half a Heart into a Piece of Soul).
Otisci ljubavi ✦ S’ pola srca u komad duše ✦ Traces of Salt ✦ Crown of Lyric Prize 2026 ✦ In memory of the love we breathed ✦
About the author
Words that leave an imprint.
Alen Gagić writes about love as it is: the love that warms, the love that hurts, and the love that stays even when people leave.
He is the author of the poetry collections Otisci ljubavi and S’ pola srca u komad duše. His poem Tragovi od soli (Traces of Salt) won the Crown of Lyric Prize at the regional Ars Lyrica Balcanica 2026 competition. His book launches are evenings of poetry, conversation and people that are remembered long after.
Books
Two collections, one heart.
Otisci ljubavi
Imprints of Love. Poems about love that leaves its mark on family, memory and skin. Illustrated with family photographs and dedicated “to the love we breathed”.
S’ pola srca u komad duše
With Half a Heart into a Piece of Soul. Honest, unguarded poems for those who love with their whole being, even when only half a heart is left. (Edit this description in the editor.)
Ars Lyrica Balcanica 2026 · Regional Poetry Award
Crown of Lyric Prize
For the poem Tragovi od soli (Traces of Salt), “for exceptional lyrical sensitivity, remarkable musicality, and a profoundly convincing portrayal of love, loss, and enduring sorrow.”
Awarded on July 26, 2026.
In memory of the love
we breathed…
Alen Gagić · Otisci ljubavi
Verses (in Serbian)
Poems
Music production
When a verse becomes a song.
The poems are getting melodies and voices. The first tracks will be here soon, and you can already pre-order the albums.
Gallery
Book launches, stages, people
Journal
Notes and news
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Readings · book launches · collaborations
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