Unveiling of a New Leaf of the Growing Book of Novo Mesto
Miran Jarc Library Novo Mesto invites you to the Unveiling of a New Leaf of the Growing Book of Novo Mesto, which will take place on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, at 6.00 pm in the Growing Book Park in Novo Mesto.
This year’s new leaf of the Growing Book of Novo Mesto is dedicated to Dragotin Kette, the poet and writer who attended the grammar school in Novo Mesto between 1896 and 1898 and created some of his finest poems during his time there. Although he spent only a short period in the town, he left an enduring mark on its cultural heritage. He dedicated several poems to Novo Mesto and found poetic inspiration within the town. The poem Prekrasni trg (The Beautiful Square), whose opening verses will be inscribed on the new leaf of the Growing Book memorial, is dedicated to Novo Mesto’s Main Square.
The keynote speaker at the ceremony will be Marij Čuk, President of the Slovene Writers’ Association.
The event will be enriched by a musical performance from Andrej Kokot and Boštjan Soklič, who will perform musical adaptations of Kette’s poetry from the production Let’s Play the Poets: Modernism after Modernism.
