Dejan Stojanović est un poète serbo-américain, écrivain, essayiste, philosophe, homme d'affaires et ancien journaliste. Sa poésie est caractérisée par un système de pensée et des procédés poétiques reconnaissables, en bordure de la philosophie, et, globalement, par un ton très réflexif. Selon le critique Petar V. Arbutina, « Stojanović appartient au petit cercle de poètes autochtones qui ont été la principale force créatrice et artistique de la poésie serbe au cours des dernières décennies.» 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
“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”
Siren http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/siren-7/
From the poems written in English
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”
“Fly without wings; dream with open eyes.”
Muse II http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/muse-ii/
From the poems written in English
“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”
“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”
“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”
“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
“All swallows all. Life must eat life to survive.”
”Fight,” p. 69
Circling: 1978-1987 (1993), Sequence: “Darkness Is Waiting”
“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”
