In a haiku poem, we come across transpositions and inversions of common, everyday expressions. The pearls of that poetry are not only sparks in the darkness of life, but also a cognitive breakthrough into its pores.
He was left alone in the world when playful hunters, hunting pheasants, shot from a double barrel and hit his parents, who were forced by the dogs to fly from the bushes where they were pecking at snails.
Gedichte: Aus dem Alltag (Zagreb, 1942) is a collection of lyrical poems in German by Otto Müller-Neudorf inspired by everyday life. Published in the NDH, it reflects intimate observations, nature, and everyday moments.
From the Days of Youth (1883) by Franjo Marković is a collection of lyrical poems from the youth of this prominent Croatian intellectual, including original patriotic and intimate poems and translations by foreign authors.
It is a collection that Robert Graves personally compiled and revised several times (first published by Penguin in 1957). It presents the author's own view of his poetic work, which spanned more than six decades.