Alesh, which is the Oceanan pseudonym of Ladislav Alexej Štefánik, is a popular Lovian poet, known to be one of the first people to write poems in the language of Oceana. He mostly writes about the Hurbanova region attempting to revive modern Oceana literature, which is almost non-existent at the moment. His work is regarded by some as an attempt to create a political nationalist atmosphere in Hurbanova. Alesh, however, renounced these claims. His dream is to become "a people's poet of Oceana."