Mak Dizdar

A poet who was born in Stolac. His poetry combined influences from the Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism and cultural remains of medieval Bosnia, and especially the stećci (medieval tombstones).

His works Kameni spavač (Stone Sleeper) and Modra rijeka (Blue River) are probably the most important Bosnian poetic achievements of the 20th century. Dizdar used the symbols and inscriptions on the stećci to give his poetry life. While he was an active poet, he also worked as the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Oslobođenje (Liberation).

He served as head of a few publishing houses and eventually became a professional writer and the President of the Writers' Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a post he held until his death.