Vigilie – Kujan Jakub (2019)

Jakub Kujan (1983) was born in Most. After finishing his secondary technical school in construction, he lived in Prague for two years. He then studied art history, philosophy, and history in Ústí nad Labem. Since 2001, he played in the punk band Linka 23 and later switched to the jazz-rock band Tesilové vlny. Since the age of 26, he has been dedicated to writing poetry and short prose. His publishing was not particularly notable. He presented his first attempts at poetry in the online magazine Divoké víno, in Mirka Kovářík's show Zelené peří, and in the magazine Host. He then went silent for several years. He currently lives in Litvínov and works as a laborer. This is his first book. 1 Your beauty has offended many women. He said it so that only her smile on the beer glass could hear him. There were evenings when she prayed, up to your heart, with which it was impossible to play basketball. The beast is always there, your silent witness, to whom you have not forgiven its stay in paradise. Man is your murderer, who has no indefinite contract. The earth is the material with which you pay for self-destruction. And your life? A sweet punishment for actors without a role. 2 It is necessary to say goodbye to the father. His eyes – eternity that is jealous. The grip of a hand – tenderness while cleaning a rifle. Even fourteen days before his death, he worked with vigor, as if he were about to leave to build...