The 26th Hum Poetry Days DHK HB began with a meeting with students

Traditional event of the Croatian Writers' Association of Herceg Bosna, this
The 26th in a row, they began in Mostar on Friday, November 7, 2025,
meeting with students from the Ruđer Bošković Secondary Electrical Engineering School.
To the students and professors of the Ruđer Bošković Secondary Electrical Engineering School,
literary work was presented by writers Zdenka Čavić from Koprivnica, Emilija Kovač
from Čakovec, Aleksandar Horvat, president of the Varaždin-Čakovec branch
DHK, from Ludbreg, and Ivan Baković, president of DHK HB. The meeting took place in
relaxed and interesting atmosphere and discussion. On the occasion of the DHK HB visit and guests
from the Republic of Croatia donated valuable publications to the school library.
On the same day in the evening, DHK HB organized a
Herceg Stjepan Kosača promotes Zdenka Čavić's novel "Guardians of Illusions". About
The book was opened by Dr. Emilija Kovač and Aleksandar Horvat, as well as Dejan Težak and Ivan
Baković on behalf of the publisher. The presentation was enriched by a performance by the Vocal Ensemble
Duga from Dugo Selo near Zagreb, who performed a mini-concert of the old town's
sings.
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, in the continuation of the Hum Poetry Days, the program is
began with the nineteenth Ikavian conference, which was organized this year in collaboration with
with the Varaždin-Čakovec branch of the DHK under the name "Ikavsko-Kajkavska
encounters". Zdenka Čavić and Dr. Sc. Emilija presented their works on Kajkavian dialect.
Kovač, and Prof. Antun Lučić spoke about ikavica.
In the second part of the program called "Let's mention a friend", they were read
biographies of DHK HB members who died between last year's and this year's Hum
days of poetry: Veselko Koroman, Josip Muselimović, Zvonka Čulina and Slava
Bage. This was followed by the central part of the Hum Poetry Days, "The Universal Literary
evening" where members of DHK HB and guests recited their verses: Ivan Baković
(Mostar), Hrvoje Barbir (Ploče), Viktorija Bukovac (Mostar), Zdenka Čavić
(Koprivnica), Aleksandar Horvat (Ludbreg), Marela Jerkić-Jakovljević (Mostar),
Ivica Kesic (Kreševo), Emilija Kovac (Čakovec), Snježana Lovrić (Mostar), Antun
Lučić (Mostar), Srećko Marijanović (Stolac), Zdravka Mila Marijanović (Mostar),
Anto Marinčić (Žepče), Zvonimir Mikulić (Ljubuški), Zdravko Nikić (Čitluk), Ivo
Raguž (Stolac), Ivan Sivrić (Čitluk), Anto Stanić (Kreševo), Miljenko Stojić (Široki
Brijeg), Viktor Stojkić (Mostar), Mara Cica Šakotić (Mostar), Tomislav Žigmanov
(Subotica) and Joso Živković (Orašje).
Let us also mention that this evening was also graced by the Duga Vocal Ensemble, under the
led by Mario Bokun, a member of the Croatian National Theatre Opera, who performed a mini-concert of Kajkavian
sings.
The twenty-sixth Hum Poetry Days end on November 19, 2025 at
Tomislavgrad when the "Kingdom of Words" event will be held
award for the best historical novel in contemporary Croatian literature.
Humske days of poetry were supported by: Ministry of Culture and Sports FBiH, Government
ŽZH, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports HNŽ, Ministry
of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Croatian Voivodeship, Ministry of Education, Science,
Youth, Culture and Sports of the Croatian National University of Mostar, City of Mostar, Croatian House of Herceg Stjepan
Mowers.