“Holy books are an insult to a God with good intentions.”
“Insult I,” p. 104
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
Dejan Stojanović è un poeta, scrittore, saggista, filosofo, uomo d'affari ed ex giornalista serbo.
La sua poesia è caratterizzata da un sistema riconoscibile di pensiero e da artifici poetici, confinante con la filosofia, e, nel complesso, caratterizzata da un tono molto riflessivo. Secondo il critico Petar V. Arbutina, "Stojanović appartiene al piccolo cerchio dei poeti autoctoni che sono stati la principale forza creativa ed artistica della poesia serba ultimi decenni."
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“Holy books are an insult to a God with good intentions.”
“Insult I,” p. 104
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“I recreate myself; that is my only power.”
"The Shape and a Smile," p. 10
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”
“Disease often comes with a smiling face.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“Universe is the Sun watching its own self.”
“Hearthstone,” p. 39
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
Mastery http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mastery-2/
From the poems written in English
“Those who hate rain hate life.”
Rain http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rain-199/
From the poems written in English
“Serious affairs and history are carefully laid snares for the uninformed.”
"Game III," p. 98
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
Silence Is the Universal Library http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21396/Silence_Is_the_Universal_Library_
From the poems written in English
“Passage,” p. 45
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Dream Chamber”
“Pose your questions to people and you will get countless useless answers.”
“A Question for the Sun,” p. 123
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Hopelessness”
“Forget decorated generals, tell me about Private Ryan.”
A New Friend http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21370/A_New_Friend
From the poems written in English
“Wherever I go, I run into myself.”
"Motion," p. 31
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
“Art is apotheosis; often, the complaint of beauty.”
Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds
From the poems written in English
“Do not look too far for you will see nothing.”
“Here and There,” p. 76
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “What After”
“Two forces create eternity – a fairy tale and a dream from the fairy tale.”
“A Fairy Tale and the End,” p. 40
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
“They are both spectacular, life and death.”
"Hush," p. 61
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Big Chamber”
Task of a Poet http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21367/Task_of_a_Poet
From the poems written in English
“Arrival in the world is really a departure and that, which we call departure, is only a return.”
“Reprise,” p. 50
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
“Into the day as by dream I swim to the music of nourished meaning.”
“Spring Music,” 34
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”
“I fly through memory to find a newborn love.”
Ghazal of Love http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21368/Ghazal_of_Love
From the poems written in English
“When within yourself you find the road, the right road will open.”
“Roads,” p. 79
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Same and Change”
“Beauty is a cheap word, but beauty remains priceless.”
Words and Beauty http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/words-and-beauty/
From the poems written in English
“For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face.”
“Whisper Your Secret to Me,” p. 129
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Sound of the Silence”
“Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.”
“Eternity and Eternity,” p. 32
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“If emptiness is endless, then everything rests in emptiness.”
"The Sign and Emptiness," p. 9
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Supreme Sign”
“In every sound sleeps the silence.”
“Scream,” p. 34
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Forest of the Universe”
“How many unuttered words died in the heads of those for whom a word was too expensive.”
“Unuttered Words,” p. 59
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“The most complicated skill is to be simple.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity
From the poems written in English
“And this that you call solitude is in fact a big crowd.”
"The Shape and Society," p. 19
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
“Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Is that all?”
Faith http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21392/Faith_
From the poems written in English