Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:20:35 +0200https://english.radio.cz/prison-poet-remembering-ivan-martin-jirous-8558304© 2026 Radio Prague International Last month was the end of an era in Czech poetry. The man who practically embodied the poetic underground of the 1970s and 80s, Ivan Martin Jirous – alias Magor, or Loony in English – died at the age of 67. Not only was Magor one of best Czech poets of his generation, but also the driving force behind the underground rock scene. He embodied the longing for rebellion and freedom, as so-called “normalization” sucked the air out of Czech and Slovak society. In Czech Books, David Vaughan talks to one of Magor’s close friends and associates. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/jirous_ivan_0.jpg?timestamp=1591222518 https://english.radio.cz/prison-poet-remembering-ivan-martin-jirous-8558304 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9