Gradnik's early poetry was strongly inspired by both the older generations of Slovenian poets (the modernists, but also Simon Gregorčič and France Prešeren) and the European decadent movement.
Gradniks tidiga dikter var starkt inspirerade både av den äldre generationer slovenska poeter ( modernisterna, men också Simon Gregorčič och France Prešeren) och den europeiska dekadenta rörelsen.