Dimcho DEBELYANOV, Born 28 March 1887 in Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria. Family moved to Plovdiv in 1896, then to Sophia in 1904. Finished school in Sophia in 1906. Until 1912 he worked as junior clerk, freelance journalist, newspaper reporter, proof-reader, editor, translater, stenographer and so forth, often working two or three jobs at once to make ends meet. Joined Army in 1912 and participated in First Balkan War. Worked in office from 1914 to 1916. Called up again & sent to Front in Jan 1916. Killed in action 2 Oct 1916 while battling Irish troops between villages of Dolno and Gorno Karadjovo.

First poems published in autumn of 1906. Unknown at his death, his posthumous fame was considerable. His poetry is in many respects symbolist, and is distinguished by its technical innovation, its precise rendering of nebulous emotional states, and its remarkable musicality.