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The intense saturation and density of this poetry make it impossible to read this book in one sitting. It must be taken slowly and measuredly, as each poem requires a longer process of reception.
Fra Martin Nedić was the first Bosnian Illyrian, one of the fathers of the Illyrian movement, a leading intellectual of his time, a church diplomat, a Franciscan friar, a builder, an educator, a historian and a writer.
Short, rhythmic, playful and humorous poems portray the world from a child's perspective, simultaneously entertaining and gently teaching.
The title poem, "The Black Rabbit," represents a kind of symbolist maneuver within "real" poetry, because like Baudelaire's "Albatross," it possesses a pronounced unambiguous charge.
"Selections from Pushkin" is a representative anthology of the work of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, the most significant Russian poet and founder of the modern Russian literary language.
Fra Martin respected the old literary custom of writing Commemorative Works on the occasion of important historical events or of honoring important people who were respected in the society of the time with Honorary Works.