Dimcho Debelyanov

Debelyanov's nostalgia for Koprivshtitsa influenced his work,[1] often speaking of his eight years in Plovdiv with regret and calling it "the sorrowful city".

In 1906, Debelyanov began sending poetry to Bulgarian literary magazines at the urging of friend and fellow poet Pencho Slaveikov, which were accepted and well received.

His poems at this time were satirical, with symbolist qualities and subjects, such as dreams, idealism[2] and the stylising of medieval legends.

Debelyanov's poetry evolved during combat, moving from idealist Symbolism to a simplified and more object focused Realism.

His body was interred in Valovishta, today Sidirokastro, Greece until 1931, when his remains were removed to his native town, Koprivshtitsa.