Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan
(Macedonia)
Suddenly
Bitter lines
From the mountains descend
Their shadows pile up onto the lashes
And the hand falls
Into dust
What have infected them
With a heavy intent
Or aimlessly
This odd run surged
Thus on the way it demolished
The
Bui
Ld
……….i…………n………….g
That radiated
The endless plain…
That is around
Heavy splinters
Wander around
And jumble all
Into a huge facelessness;
One stony stupidity
Weighs in the void
That is around
Strong knocking,
Rattle and squeaking
Along our smooth souls and
The slices separated from the heaven
That is around
Slamming of the rough darkness
Everything and itself
K
No
Ck
Do
Wn
Agamemnon raises his sword
Wind fondles the reddish leaf
That plays through the heavy layers
Black cloth lies
Onto the pupils of the greedy eyes
The fragile hand had reached
To do to someone else
What does not want to come over it
The sword darkly shines
And chases towards itself
Lines of blind
That into desert transform
Threading through tiny knot
Of the mournful destiny
Rot swells, the ring rusts
And as a fetter weighs
Until it elevates to the sky
The string of fire
The dissolving fence to be thrown
And the gloomy mask
To fall
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Bio-bibliography:
Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (b. 1976, Skopje) is a distinguished Macedonian poet, literary critic and essayist, whose poetic achievements are internationally acclaimed. He won The Enchanting Poet Award for excellent contribution in poetry writing, given by The Enchanting Verses Literary Review (India). His books were shortlisted three times for the most prestigious Macedonian poetry prize Miladinov Brothers and once for Dimitar Mitrev award given by the Macedonian Writers’ Association for book of literary criticism and essays.
His poems have appeared in many literary magazines in Macedonia and abroad; they were selected for publication in a number of Macedonian and foreign poetry anthologies and have been translated into more than fifteen languages.
In Eternijan’s poetry metaphysical perspectives prevail and his style is characterized by striking, unusual and innovative imagery and elliptical expression.
Published books:
– « Исход » (Outcome; poetry collection). Skopje: Galikul, 2012. 54 p. ISBN 978-608-65215-8-5
– « Syntax of the Light » (selected poems translated into English by Maja Bakracheska; Skopje: St. Clement of Ohrid, National and University Library, 2011. 170 p. ISBN 978-608-232-098-4
– « Синтаксис на светлината » (Syntax of the Light; selected poems translated into Bulgarian by Petar Karaangov; Sofija : B’lgarski pisatel; Skopje: Makavej, 2010. 68 p. ISBN 978-954-443-818-0 and ISBN 978-608-205-063-8
– « Синтакса на светлината » (Syntax of the Light; selected poems, volume 91 in capital project « Macedonian literature »). Bitola: Mikena, 2008. 169 p. ISBN 978-9989-55-147-5
– « Посоки и огледи » (Directions and Reflections; literary criticism, essays and studies). Skopje: Makedonska rech, 2006. 145 p. ISBN 9989-163-25-1
– « Небесни стражи » (Heavenly Guards; poetry collection). Skopje : Makedonska rech, 2004. 56 p. ISBN 9989-2231-2-2
– « Клатно » (Pendulum; poetry collection). Skopje: Tri, 2001. 94 p. ISBN 9989-918-33-3
– « Постојното, плимата » (The Constant, the Tide; literary criticism, essays and studies). Skopje : Makavej, 2000. 168 p. ; 20 cm. ISBN 9989-922-04-7
– « Веда » (Lightning; poetry collection). Prilep : Spisanie za literatura, umetnost i kultura « Stremezh »: Dom na kultura « Marko Cepenkov », 1998, 44 p. ISBN 9989-811-15-6
– « Визии. Глагол » (Visions. Verb; poetry collection). Skopje: Krajnichki, 1997. 73 p. ISBN 9989-808-05-8
– « Нешто се слуша » (Something Can Be Heard; poetry collection). Skopje: Tasevski-Eternijan J., 1995. 59 p.
He graduated from the Comparative Literature Department of Blazhe Koneski, Faculty of Philology in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. He works in St. Clement of Ohrid, National and University Library – Skopje. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Stremezh (Aspiration), one of the oldest running Macedonian literary magazines (in print since 1954), a consultant for Macedonian poetry in The Other Voices International Project, a consulting editor of The Enchanting Verses Literary Review and member of Editorial Advisory Committee of Cyber Literature, an Indian peer reviewed journal.
He is a member of the Macedonian Writers’ Association, The Poetry Society and of the World Poets Society.