Poetry
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Not translated into English
Miroslav Antić · 1965
Synopsis
Love poems written for teenagers, at the moment when one falls in love for the first time and dares to say nothing: a blond lock of hair watched from afar, burning cheeks, lessons one can no longer manage to learn. The poet does not speak as an adult who explains; he lends his voice to those who are living it, with their words and their clumsiness.
Context
The collection appeared in 1965 and its title has become a kind of hallmark of its author, in whose work love is the most constant theme. Serbian didacticians take it as an example of how to approach love poetry for young people in the classroom, and ask what role the teacher should play before texts that speak to pupils about what they are living through. The book first found its audience among the youngest readers.
Who it is for
Short pieces, in a spoken and direct language. Nothing in them requires prior knowledge, and the book can be read as well at forty as at fourteen.
Prizes and reception
Its author's most famous collection, and a classic of love poetry for young people, studied at school.