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
“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”
“The holy world glows like a lightening bug.”
“The Fruit Bearer,” p. 29
The Creator (2000), Sequence: “Forest of the Universe”
“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”
“God’s Son,” p. 105
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
”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”
“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”
