I grew up in Communist Czechoslovakia after WW II and this informed my life very deeply. I have escaped in 1974 and lived in West Germany and USA since then. Living in an unfree country had its advantages, namely art and human relationships were of utmost importance. That is what made life meaningful and still does. I have been submerged in art of this old culture and studied several others ever since my birth. Why do I write? To explore beauty, peace, healing and new images and concepts. Why do I collage? For some of the same reasons.

Author of ten original books of poetry, some of them bilingual.
Author of two major books on semiotics of language and literature and a large bilingual anthology of Czech poetry.
Many articles and poems in journals around the world in various languages.
Artistic Director of two multimedia shows.
Collage Artist. Energy Healer. Professor of Czech Literature.

CD of poetry with music: The Slightest Reminder of Your Being... (Three Decades of Exile: 1974-2004), Explorer Editions, 2005. DVDs of Multimedia Poetry Shows with Visual Art, Dance and Music.

www.bronislavavolkova.com
www.bronislavavolkova.com is my authorized webpage which was created in Prague by my suporters. It contains extensive information about my life and work, as well as samples of my work, images of my books (see gallery of books) and collages (see gallery of collages). It also contains many excerpts from reviews and information about my energy work.

www.endicott.edu/newprod/iwli/Volkova.htm
endicott.edu/newprod/iwli/Volkova.htm contains a reading of a poem on the International Women's Literature sight created by Endicott College.

www.writersalliance.net
writersalliance.net contains two recent poems and collages. Action in support of Darfur victims.

Vzpomínky moře (collected poems in Czech), 2011