Mehmed Begić
Mehmed Begić | |
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Mehmed Begić, 2025 | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | poet, translator, collaborator on music projects |
| Notable work | Savršen metak u stomak, Opasan čovjek, Predaja |
| Website | Official website |
Mehmed Begić (born 1977 in Čapljina) is a poet from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Biography
He was born in 1977 in Čapljina.[1] He spent his early youth in his hometown, as well as in Mostar and Sarajevo.[2] He is one of the founders and editors of the cultural magazine Kolaps, described as "A guide for urban sleepers" (1999–2010).[3]
His translations of Leonard Cohen’s poetry into Bosnian appeared in the published collection Moj život u umjetnosti (Leonard Cohen – My Life in Art), released by Alternativni institut Mostar in 2003.[4] He is featured in the interview and poetry collection Jer mi smo mnogi by Croatian poet Marko Pogačar.[5]
Begić has collaborated with the band Vuneny and singer-songwriter Sanel Marić Mara. He occasionally contributes to online publications such as Žurnal (Sarajevo), Blesok (Skopje), and magazines Tema (Zagreb) and Enklava (Belgrade). Together with Damir Šodan, he translates Hispanic poetry in the Divlji detektivi series.[6][7][8]
He has an ongoing creative partnership with Sarajevo-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Basheskia, resulting in several experimental, genre-crossing albums. In 2015, the album Savršen metak, blending his poetry and music, was released.[9]
He also participated in the album Iznad tame – Pjesme za Viktora Haru (2023) with the collective Novi odmetnici. All lyrics were written by Begić.[10][11][12]
His poetry and lyrics in English have appeared in international journals such as Blesok.[13]
He lived for many years in both Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.[14] He currently lives in Madrid.[15]
Discography
- Savršen metak (Basheskia & Edward EQ, Studio Hit, 2015)
- Opasan čovjek (Basheskia, Periskop Records, 2017)
- Seven Lessons with Mehmed Begic (Basheskia & Edward EQ, Podmornica, 2021)
- Kotlina (Taino, 2022)
- Iznad tame – Pjesme za Viktora Haru (Novi odmetnici, 2023)
Bibliography
- Čekajući mesara (Alternativni institut, Mostar, 2002)
- Pjesme iz sobe (Frakcija, Split, 2006)
- Savršen metak u stomak (Naklada Mlinarec & Plavić, Zagreb, 2010)
- Знам дека знаеш / Znam da znaš / I Know You Know (Blesok, Skopje, 2012)
- Sitni sati u Managvi (Vrijeme, Zenica, 2015)
- Opasan čovjek (Buybook, Sarajevo/Zagreb, 2016)
- Vrijeme morfina (Kontrast izdavaštvo, Beograd, 2018)
- Pisma iz Paname: detektivski jazz (Red Box, Beograd, 2018)
- Nesvrstane pjesme (Buybook, Sarajevo, 2019)
- Divlja tama (Treći Trg, Beograd, 2020)
- Pauk u meskalinu (VBZ, Zagreb, 2021)
- Bebop / Hipnoze (Meandar Zagreb 2021 / LOM, Beograd 2019)
- Predaja (Buybook, Sarajevo, 2022)
Collaborative poetry collections
- L’Amore Al Primo Binocolo (Brescia, 1999) w/ Nedim Ćisić, Marko Tomaš & Veselin Gatalo
- Tri puta trideset i tri jednako (Mostar, 2000) w/ Ćisić & Tomaš
- Film (Mostar, 2001) w/ Lukasz Szopa
- Ponoćni razgovori (Mostar, 2013) w/ Marko Tomaš
References
- ^ "Mehmed Begić: Budale su me davno ostavile bez riječi". Interview.ba. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Mehmed Begić: Budale su me davno ostavile bez riječi". Interview.ba (in Croatian). 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Kolaps – vodič za urbane spavače". Utopia PRO. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Moj život u umjetnosti : (izabrana poezija i pjesme) / Leonard Cohen ; preveo Mehmed Begić". Katalog Knjižnica grada Zagreba. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "Jer mi smo mnogi – razgovori i izbor poezije". MVinfo.hr. Multimedijalni institut. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Begić, Mehmed; Šodan, Damir (2019-09-01). "Žurnal, s ponosom, najavljuje: Divlji detektivi ili dva lica u potrazi za prevodiocem". Žurnal.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Šodan, Damir; Begić, Mehmed (2019-10-20). "Divlji detektivi vam predstavljaju: Mario Benedetti, tamna strana srca (1)". Žurnal.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Mehmed Begić". Buybook.ba. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "Savršen metak – bezuslovna predaja muzike i poezije". Žurnal.info (in Croatian). 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Izdan album Novi odmetnici: Iznad tame". Žurnal.info. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Iznad tame – Bandcamp". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Novi odmetnici 'Iznad tame (pjesme za Viktora Haru)' – nauči ko je Viktor Hara". Ravno do dna (in Croatian). 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Mehmed Begić – Blesok author page". Blesok. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Novi odmetnici 'Iznad tame (pjesme za Viktora Haru)' – nauči ko je Viktor Hara". Ravno do dna (in Croatian). 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Objavljen album Novi odmetnici - Iznad tame (pjesme za Viktora Haru)". RTV Vojvodina (in Serbian). 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-07-11.