To
Write Poetry
To write poetry
stop writing poems
about poetry
To write poetry
try to understand the
deeper meaning
of letters and words
which you use to write
poems with
even when at the first
instant
they seem senseless
To write poetry
remain restrained
towards words
offering themselves
from the tip of your
lite winged tongue
To write poetry
refresh and wash your
soul more often
with the other poets’
verse
To write poetry
learn how to love
people
despite being yourself
a man
and scared of them to
death
To write poetry
find out the possible
about darkness
so that you would know
how to enjoy the gifts
of light
To write poetry
Don’t write poems with
already given themes
like a poem you
are writing right now
because it is also a poem
about poetry
but not poetry
alone
Poetry
never flatters anyone
avoiding crowds and
expecting
nothing from it
poetry doesn’t teach
about the meaning and
beauty
Poetry is meaning and beauty
alone
O poet
So don’t turn it into
a pathetic disgrace of learning
don’t hide behind
an illusory cover of
reason
It doesn’t – There –
exist anymore
It is expecting you
anxiously
in the irrational
stardom of language
To Be a Man, Form, Poem
To be a man – allow
the poem
to express itself
through many forms
To be a form – not
enough for a poem
unreasonable for a man
To be a poem – exit a
form
a man
Goddess of Burden
a word stood on
Olympus
watching
how the creators
through her letters
determine their own
meaning
please approach
seduction steeped in
illiteracy
approach artificially
treacherously
self lovingly
to build on your bosom
this nonexistent hill
Author’s Bionote:
*Mr. Predrag
Bjelošević is a poet, prose writer, translator and dramatist. He studied
economics, literature and theatre direction, receiving his Master’s degree in
2009 at the National Academy for Film and Theater Arts "Krsto
Sarafov", Sofia, Bulgaria. From 1993 to 2018, he was the artistic director
at the Children's Theatre of Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka. Since 2017, he’s
been at the head of the Writer's Association of the Republic of Srpska. Since
2014, he has been a member of the Academy of Slavic Arts and Literature in
Varna, Bulgaria. Since 2019, he has been a founding member of the Writer’s
Association of Southeastern Europe, based in Sofia, Bulgaria, and since 2023 he
is a member of the Leopold Sedar Senghor International Academy (Milan, Italy). Also, since 2023, he is a member of the Mihai
Eminescu International Academy. He has published thirteen books of poetry for
adults, as well as two books of short stories, and four books of poetry for
children. His poetry has been translated into other languages. He has
translated the several poets from Russian to Serbian. He has been involved in
puppet theatre as both author and director. Mr. Bjelošević is the chief editor
of all publications by the Writer’s Association of Republic of Srpska and the
literary magazine “Nova stvarnost” (New Reality).
