Dejan Stojanovic is a Serbian-American poet, essayist, philosopher, and journalist whose work delves deep into the mysteries of existence, nature, and the human mind. With a unique blend of lyrical beauty and philosophical inquiry, his poetry has been widely celebrated for its depth and originality. Raised in the former Yugoslavia and later residing in the U.S., Dejan brings a global perspective to his work. His journey is a powerful testament to the enduring impact of art, thought, and introspection across cultures and generations.
"The world cannot be translated, It can only be dreamed of and touched."
"To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple."
"When magic through nerves and reason passes, Imagination, force, and passion will thunder. The portrait of the world is changed."
"I can see myself before myself-A being through dark scenery."
"A word is not filling in the gaps, but the fertilization of silence."
"Truth is hard-hearted and unrelenting, too clear, precise; a lie is much more imaginative."
"In a real poem a sound does not swallow a letter, but a letter swallows a sound."
"We don't know anything about silent sages, buried knowledge, the eye of the mute poet, serene seers, yet how many talkative destroyers, prophets and ideologues, teachers and beautifiers there are on the other side."
"It is easy to see the glow but hard to recognize the awakening of silence."
"Existence is the end of endless eternity without a beginning or an end."
"Will the day tell its secret Before it disappears, Becomes timeless night."
"A poem that is itself a name does not yearn for the name of its creator, but shines from its name alone."
"They forget that love is not a science but an inherent state of mind; they forget that sex is practiced by animals without textbooks and that it is not such a secret that requires a complete science, courses and special training. And so impotent, with artificial stars on the ceilings of their rooms, they become the main teachers on the way to the stars."
"Don Quixote is not an imaginary person, he is as real as Alexander the Great."
"It is beautiful to talk about beautiful things and even more beautiful to silently gaze at them."
"A hidden spark of the dream sleeps In the forest and waits In the celestial spheres of the brain."
"You not only are hunted by others, you unknowingly hunt yourself."
"When there is noise and crowds, there is trouble; When everything is silent and perfect, There is just perfection and nothing To fill the air."
"The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade."
"When the star dies, Its eye closes; tired of watching, It flies back to its first bright dream."
"Since nothing is absolute There is no absolute silence, Only an appearance Of temporary peace."
"The name does not deserve the poem, but the poem deserves the name."