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Slavko Mihalic (1928-2007) is one of the giants in Croatian literature of the second half of the 20th century. He was an anthologist, publisher, editor, critic, writer for children, authored over twenty books of poetry, and established several literary journals and the literary review Most (Bridge), which brought Croatian literature to international readers. Bach and Mozart inspired him and the musicality of these masters he applied to the word. Translated into major world languages, Slavko Mihalic is a recipient of numerous literary awards, among them Tin Ujevic, City of Zagreb, Matica Hrvatska, Miroslav Krleža, Goranov Vjenac, Vladimir Nazor and others. The poems in this edition are taken from his last three publications: Sabrane pjesme (Collected Poems), 1998; Akordeon (Accordion), 2000; and Mocvara (Marsh), 2004.
Contents
Introduction
Chamber Music (1954)
Coming Ashore
Song of the One Condemned to Death
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Otherwise Everything Would Be Meaningless
The Road to Nonexistence (1956)
The Most Beautiful Day of My Love
Beginning of Oblivion (1957)
Lover's Flight
My Life Is Only a Picture
Fate of a Poet, the Miracle Worker
Lavish Exile (1959)
At Night Footsteps Awaken Me
I Buried Everything in My Heart
You, the Sea
Split
By the Kupa Rivershore
With You Finally Complete
Russian Romance
Seasons of the Year (1961)
Autumn
A Chord
May
Tuškanac
Love for the Real Country (1964)
A Short Fugue
The Last Supper (1969/1970)
First Love
Love Letter
Sketch
To a Young Lady Poet
Morning in Split's Harbor
Toward the End of April
Command
Orchard of Black Apples (1972)
Christmas Night 1971
It Is, It Is Time
Song of a Young Girl
A Little Disobedient Poem
Birth of a Poem
A Trap for Memories (1977)
February
A Beauty Descends From a Poster
An Aging Poet
Artist's Soliloquy
Master, Blow Out the Candle
Farewell to Oneself
Coffee Cantata
In Praise of the Empty Pocket (1981)
Ilitsa, When Finally Down Comes the Rain
You Don't Know How to Love, How to Hate, Nor Would You Know How to Kill
If You Write in the Sand
Spring on Kvaternik Square
Quiet Stakes (1985)
Homage to J. S. Bach
At Parting
By the Seashore
Night Wind
I Walk Through Zrinjevac, the Sea Touches Me
In the Moonlight
Cricket
Out of Step (1987)
Remembrance of Rain
Boy With a Ball
In the Spring
The First Spring Shower
The Word
Madrigal
A Poem Seeks Its Poet
Manduševac
The Street of Childhood
Mozart's Magic Coach (1990)
Evening on Medveš?cak
Mozart's Magic Coach
Questions on Behalf of Birds
W. A. Mozart
Guitarist
Seductive Forest (1992)
The Eye
Rain on the Island of Pag
Open Market Dolac
Concert in Nature
Karlovac Train Station
Open Market in Split
Scherzo
Christmas 1991
Velvety Woman (1993)
Rain
The King of Mirrors
Night Song
Magician
Lamp
A Poem
Panic
No Matter What That Means
Morning in Karlovac
Words Between Us
Olive Trees
Karlovac Diptych (1995)
Who Am I And Am I
People Who Sing
Return to the Sea
April Tickles My Tongue
My Soul Is Full of Ancient Trees
Twilight Promenade
Poets
Pandora's Box?(1997)
Music of the Roots
Glagolitic Script
In the Snow
Fingers of War
Solitude
Gentle Knocking
A Step—a Tiny Step
The Last Word of Love
Depths
Grass
August, September
The End of a Poem Is Its Beginning
Return to Silence
Karlovac Phoenix
Carnival Prince
Mephisto-Waltz
Storm at Sea
Lucifer's Diary
Behind My Back
Time
Sad Sun
Home Assignment: the Sun
Death of a Parrott
A Kiss of Solitude
Post operationem
Revolt of the Flowers
Court's Fool
Trees
Accordion (2000)
A Whirl
Marsh (2004)
The Chapel of St. Mary of the Snow
Chiseled into Nothingness
The Croatian Tongue
Carnival of Animals
Keys to Names and Places
Biographical Notes
Acknowledgements
Translator's Note
Partial Bibliography
Awards
Biographies
Alphabetical Index of Titles
Bibliography
