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A collection of lyrical poems and prose writings by Marija Suk from Osijek celebrates the plains of Slavonia as a source of identity, love, suffering and strength. The Daughter of the Plains is a woman who, rooted in her land, family and homeland, seeks m
Marija Suk's poetry is intimate, emotional, connected to the Slavonian plain – a symbol of stability, fertility, but also suffering (war, loss, the everyday burden of a woman). The title "Daughter of the Plain" is an alter ego: a woman deeply rooted in the Pannonian land, motherhood, family, faith and homeland, who finds strength and identity in lyrical images of nature (fields, rivers, sky).
The poems are simple, melancholic, sometimes patriotic and religious – they reflect the sensitivity of the 90s, the transition and war trauma of Slavonia. There is no experimentalism; the style is direct, heartfelt, with an emphasis on emotion and everyday wisdom. The collection is autobiographical – it celebrates the feminine world of a mother, wife and Slavonian woman who "endures" despite everything.
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