Bohdan Kaminský

Bohdan Kaminský (pen name of Karel Bušek) (February 24, 1859 in a hamlet Husa near Sychrov – July 13, 1929 in Poděbrady) was a Czech poet and translator.

Bohdan Kaminský (1909)

Kaminský was originally a wood-carver. In the years 1878-82 he studied arts in Prague. During his life Kaminský frequently travelled abroad.

Literary work

Kaminský is associated with the literary group Lumír. His verses are about disappointment in love and social injustice but he also wrote humorous, ironic poems and texts for a comedy theatre. Another motive was his birthplace area.

Kaminský also translated from French (Molière) and German (Schiller).

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