Dejan Stojanović is a Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. His poetry is characterized by a recognizable system of thought and poetic devices, bordering on philosophy, and, overall, it has a highly reflective tone. According to the critic Petar V. Arbutina, "Stojanović belongs to the small and autochthonous circle of poets who have been the main creative and artistic force of the Serbian poetry in the last several decades." Wikipedia
“I imagined I was God for a millisecond and became speechless for a long time.”
Sounds of Imagination http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21407/Sounds_of_Imagination
From the poems written in English
Siren http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/siren-7/
From the poems written in English
“Long ago we conquered our passions
Looking at ourselves in the mirror of eternity.”
"Prayer," p. 47
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Pit of the Stone”
Old and New http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21395/Old_and_New
From the poems written in English
“Devil and God are two sides of the same face.”
“The Devil and God,” p. 20
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Light-Bearer”
“In the lie of truth lies the truth.”
“Truth and Lie,” p. 66
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
Knowledge http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21394/Knowledge
From the poems written in English
“The world is always open, waiting to be discovered.”
“The Open Door,” p. 44
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Grain”
“The world contained in a seed is determined by its program.”
“Blooming,” p. 35
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”
“The holy world glows like a lightening bug.”
“The Fruit Bearer,” p. 29
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Forest of the Universe”
”Alexander the Great,” p. 55
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”
“The world is a navy in an empty ocean.”
“The Light-Bearer,” p. 7
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “The Light-Bearer”
“Life into death—life’s other shape, no rupture, only crossing.”
“Awakening of a Flower,” p. 38
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”
“All swallows all. Life must eat life to survive.”
”Fight,” p. 69
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Darkness Is Waiting”
“Why poetry, you ask? Because of life, I answer.”
Poetry and Life http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poetry-and-life-2/
From the poems written in English
“Life is only a flicker of melted ice.”
“Rain of the Absolute,” p. 25
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“What we call life is only talk of nature.”
“Life,” p. 108
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“Fly without wings; dream with open eyes.”
Muse II http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/muse-ii/
From the poems written in English
“Spending and Saving,” p. 94
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Nostalgic Elements”
“Without nothing, everything would be nothing.”
"While the Sign Sleeps," p. 17
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and Nothing”
“There is a moonlight note in the Moonlight Sonata; there is a thunder note in an angry sky.”
Dancing of Sounds http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21378/Dancing_of_Sounds
From the poems written in English
Serious Business http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/serious-business/
From the poems written in English
“I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.”
"Citizens of the City of Light," p. 27
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Happiness of Atoms”
“Now that we are all so smart, we don’t easily find resolutions.”
“His Highness,” p. 91
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“To sense the peace of extinguished passion, happiness in not knowing the ultimate knowledge.”
"The Over-Sky Sign," p. 5
The Sign and Its Children (2000)
Silent Equality http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21405/Silent_Equality
From the poems written in English
“Everything and nothing are the same in the Absolute.”
“The Young Old Being,” p. 30
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“I can see myself before myself—a being through dark scenery.”
“Spring Music,” p. 34
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Conversations with Atoms”
Sadness and Happiness http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sadness-and-happiness-2/
From the poems written in English
“In trying to be perfect, he perfected the art of anonymity.”
Nowhere http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nowhere-2/
From the poems written in English
“The eyesight for an eagle is what thought is to a man.”
“Eagle,” p. 72
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Thought and Flight”
“Creators of history always play with our impotence and our ignorance.”
"Game III," p. 98
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“Procreation annihilates eternity.”
“Eternity and Existence,” p. 31
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Infinity is the end. End without infinity is but a new beginning.”
“Infinity and End,” p. 35
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“New Rome will be destroyed by the attacks of new vandals.”
”New Vandals,” p. 65
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Warden with No Keys”
“Nothing is part of everything.”
"While the Sign Sleeps," p. 17
The Sign and Its Children (2000), Sequence: “The Sign and Nothing”
“Our eternity is not real; it resembles us; it is our own invention; its scent is vanity.”
“Eternity and Eternity,” p. 32
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Courage is more important than to be deceived by shallow victory waiting for a delayed defeat.”
Reality http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/reality-168/
From the poems written in English
“There are no winners in real games.”
“Game II,” p. 97
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“Accidents are not accidents but precise arrivals at the wrong right time.”
Being Late http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21366/Being_Late
From the poems written in English
"Home of the Shape," p. 7
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Home of the Shape”
“Different languages, the same thoughts; servant to thoughts and their masters.”
“Hidden Words,” p. 58
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“Even great men bow before the Sun; it melts hubris into humility.”
Don't Obstruct the Sun http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-obstruct-the-sun/
From the poems written in English
“To understand possible means to understand impossible.”
Understanding http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/understanding-4/
From the poems written in English
“God is busy and has no time for you.”
“God Is Busy,” p. 45
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: "Forgotten Place”
“God’s Son,” p. 105
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“You mark and celebrate errors, transforming failures into successes.”
“Game III,” p. 98
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“Description is a story well told already; experience offers truth.”
“Lackadaisical Elements,” p. 93
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Nostalgic Elements”
“Pretense cannot sustain blind power.”
Reality http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/reality-168/
From the poems written in English
“The game itself is bigger than the winning.”
“Game II,” p. 97
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“When all is lost, there is still a memory.”
Memory and Oblivion http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21401/Memory_and_Oblivion
From the poems written in English
“There are many secrets; don’t try to resolve them all.”
“Secret and the Truth” (Sequence: “Beethoven and Death”), p. 143
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Sound of the Silence”
“In the end, the world returns to a grain.”
“A Grain,” p. 47
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “A Grain”
"Hush," p. 61
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Big Chamber”
“Neither alive nor dead; no one lets up, no one wins.”
”Beast,” p. 72
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Darkness Is Waiting”
“God is a cloud from which rain fell.”
“A Cloud," p. 26
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Words rich in meaning can be cheap in sound effects.”
Simplicity http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21390/Simplicity
From the poems written in English
Emissaries http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/emissaries/
From the poems written in English
“His Highness,” p. 90
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“When the long bygone Lee Po wanted to say something, he could do it with only a few words.”
“Just a Few Words,” p. 62
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Stone and a Word”
“They will smile, as they always do when they plan a major attack late in the night.”
Emissaries http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/emissaries/
From the poems written in English
“There can be no forced inspiration.”
Bright Moments http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21377/Bright_Moments
From the poems written in English
Inner Space http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21400/Inner_Space
From the poems written in English
“Oblivion cures the old wounds.”
Memory and Oblivion http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/21401/Memory_and_Oblivion
From the poems written in English
“Either you will be you or you will not be at all.”
“The Knight,” p. 81
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “What After”
“We measure everything by ourselves with almost a necessary conceit.”
“Virus of the Soul,” p. 93
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “A Game”
“From one bell all the bells toll.”
"The Bell of the Shape," p. 35
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Bells”
“Long ago an uncalled rain fell
And a called-upon God stayed equally distant.”
"Prayer," p. 47
The Shape (2000), Sequence: “Pit of the Stone”
“Strangers are endearing because you don’t know them yet.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
“He confided his deepest secret to you; be always wary of his secret.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
