Radmila Petrović (1996, SRB) is a highly acclaimed Serbian poet at a young age, who believes there is no room for cowards in literature. She breaks taboos around sexuality, village mentalities and cultures of violence with brash and funny poetry. A longing for another world, for a different kind of youth, often pulses through her work, a selection of which is now being translated into Dutch for the first time.​

How you might know this poet

• Her poetry collection Scent of Earth (2014) won the 42nd edition of the Lim River Poetry Evenings.
• Her second poetry collection, Cellulose Rock ‘n’ Roll (2015), won the Desanka Maksimović Poetry Competition.
• Her third collection, My Mom Knows What Happens in Cities (2020), has sold more than 14,000 copies in Serbia.