Summary
A poet and teacher from Selca who wrote poetry and prose in both Chakavian and standard Croatian. She combined teaching with literature, painting and tapestry.
Her literary career began with the 1982 collection ‘Nevere i bonace’ (‘Storms and Calms’).
School and roots in Selca
Kežić was born in Selca. She studied in Zagreb, Split and Zadar and worked as a Croatian language and literature teacher at the local primary school. The local dialect was present both in her everyday work and in her writing.
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Chakavian and other books
After ‘Nevere i bonace’, she published ‘Anguniju užančih’, ‘Sunčana krosna’ and ‘Hrvatsku pietu’. She also wrote in standard Croatian, including the collections ‘Akvareli duše’ and ‘Nasmiješeni koraci’. Her prose titles include ‘Ćelavi maslačak’, ‘Želju’ and ‘Naplavine sna’.
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More than one artistic medium
Alongside writing, she made visual art and tapestries, and was a member of the Croatian Writers’ Association. A commemorative plaque was dedicated to her in Selca in 2012, beside the school. Her story shows the cultural contribution made through sustained work in a small island community.
