Milan Jesih (born April 14, 1950) is a Slovene poet, playwright, and translator.

He was the president of the Slovene Writers' Association between 2009 and 2011.

He studied comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana and was a member of the avant-garde poetry group 442.

He is known for his translations from English and Russian into Slovene (Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Bulgakov).

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