MLIJEČNOM STAZOM-DOWN THE MILKY WAY

by Dejan Pavlinović

MLIJEČNOM STAZOM-DOWN THE MILKY WAY is Pavlinović's first haiku collection and contains 100 of his haiku poems from a period of 2007-2016 including those published, awarded and commended ones on various competitions. The book is entirely bilingual (Croatian and English) since he writes and publishes in both languages. The foreword was written by Jane Reichhold, one of the greatest American authors and theorists of haiku poetry and other short Japanese forms. The afterword was written by Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, today one of the leading poets and promoters of haiku poetry in Croatia and its wider region. Respectable and awarded authors George Swede and Chen-ou Liu contributed with their short blurbs.

DEJAN PAVLINOVIĆ (1968) is an English and German teacher from Pula, Croatia. He has been writing haiku since 2007. His haiku poems have been published in Croatia and abroad (Japan, USA, Germany, Poland, Romania...) as well as awarded and commended on Croatian and international haiku competitions (Kusamakura-Japan, ITOEN-Japan, Vladimir Devide Award-Japan, Yamadera-Japan, Ukiah-USA etc.). He is also published in various national and international haiku magazines, newspapers and websites (Frogpond, Blythe Spirit, Chrysanthemum, Senryu To, NHK Haiku Masters, A Hundred Gourds, Asahi Shimbun, UnderTheBasho, Failed Haiku, Sketchbook...). He is also present and active on the Croatian and international haiku scene. Dejan Pavlinović occasionally publishes his haiku both in Croatian and English on his SMILING CRICKET HAIKU BLOG.

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MLIJEČNOM STAZOM - DOWN THE MILKY WAY je prva Pavlinovićeva zbirka i obuhvaća 100 njegovih haiku pjesama iz razdoblja posljednjih devet godina među kojima su i one objavljene, nagrađene i pohvaljene na raznim natječajima. Zbirka je u cijelosti dvojezična (hrvatski i engleski) obzirom da piše i objavljuje na oba jezika. Predgovor je napisala velika Jane Reichhold, jedna od najvećih američkih autorica i teoretičarki haiku poezije i ostalih kratkih japanskih formi. Pogovor je napisala Đurđa Vukelić Rožić, danas jedna od vodećih haiku pjesnikinja i promicateljica haiku poezije u Hrvatskoj i široj regiji. Cijenjeni i nagrađeni pjesnici George Swede i Chen-ou Liu doprinijeli su svojim kratkim komentarima.

DEJAN PAVLINOVIĆ, rođen 1968. godine, profesor je engleskog i njemačkog jezika iz Pule. Haiku piše od 2007. godine. Njegove su haiku pjesme objavljene diljem Hrvatske i svijeta (Japan, SAD, Njemačka, Poljska, Rumunjska...) uz mnoge osvojene nagrade i pohvale na hrvatskim i svjetskim haiku natječajima (Kusamakura-Japan, ITOEN-Japan, Vladimir Devide Award-Japan, Yamadera-Japan, Ukiah-SAD...). Objavljen je i u raznim domaćim i inozemnim haiku časopisima, novinama i portalima (Frogpond, Blythe Spirit, Chrysanthemum, Senryu To, NHK Haiku Masters, A Hundred Gourds, Asahi Shimbun, UnderTheBasho, Failed Haiku, Sketchbook...). Prisutan je i aktivan na hrvatskoj i međunarodnoj haiku sceni. Dejan povremeno objavljuje svoj haiku na hrvatskom i engleskom jeziku na svom SMILING CRICKET HAIKU BLOGU. Član je Svjetske Haiku Asocijacije (WHA) u Japanu.

150 pages, Paperback

Published October 6, 2016

About the author

DEJAN PAVLINOVIĆ was born in 1968 in Pula, Croatia, but spent part of his childhood in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Today he is an English and German teacher, part-time tour guide and member of the indie band The Chweger from Pula. He serves on the Iris haiku magazine editorial staff, and he is the founding editor of the Haiku HR Facebook page. He runs the Pula Gymnasium Haiku club in his school and conducts haiku workshops for students and adults. He judges haiku competitions for both children and adults. He has been writing haiku since 2007. His work is featured in two Croatian haiku anthologies. His poems have been published in Croatia and abroad, awarded and commended on Croatian and international haiku competitions. His poems have been published in various national and international haiku magazines, newspapers, websites and anthologies. He publishes his haiku both in English and Croatian on his Smiling Cricket Haiku blog. In 2016 he published his first book, MLIJEČNOM STAZOM / DOWN THE MILKY WAY, a collection of haiku poetry written in both Croatian and English (foreword and afterword by Jane Reichhold and Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, and blurbs by George Swede and Chen-ou Liu). In 2021 he published NEXUS HAIKU, a co-authored and co-created bilingual collection of haiku, senryu, haiku sequences and rengay, where all poems were composed equally and collaboratively during a period of three years by Michael Dudley, Tomislav Maretić and Dejan Pavlinović. The Croatian Literary Society from Rijeka awarded NEXUS HAIKU the "Borivoj Bukva" prize for the best haiku collection published in Croatia in 2021. Pavlinović publishes his second solo book LINIJE ŽIVOTA / LIFE LINES / 生命線 in 2024, a collection of haiku poetry written in Croatian, English and Japanese (foreword by Nina Kovačić, and blurbs by Michael Dudley and Ikuyo Yoshimura).

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DEJAN PAVLINOVIĆ rođen je 1968. godine u Puli, a dio djetinjstva proveo je u Rotterdamu u Nizozemskoj. Danas je profesor engleskog i njemačkog jezika, povremeni turistički vodič i član indie benda The Chweger iz Pule. Član je uredništva haiku časopisa Iris te je osnivač i administrator Facebook stranice Haiku HR. Voditelj je gimnazijskog Haiku kluba u svojoj školi te održava radionice pisanja haiku poezije za učenike i odrasle. Sudi haiku natječaje za djecu i odrasle. Haiku piše od 2007. godine. Zastupljen je u dvije antologije hrvatskoga haikua. Pjesme su mu nagrađivane i pohvaljene na hrvatskim i međunarodnim haiku natječajima te objavljivane u raznim domaćim i međunarodnim haiku časopisima, novinama, internetskim stranicama i antologijama. Svoje haiku stihove objavljuje na hrvatskom i engleskom jeziku na svom blogu Smiling Cricket Haiku. Godine 2016. objavio je svoju prvu knjigu, MLIJEČNOM STAZOM / DOWN THE MILKY WAY, zbirku haiku poezije napisanu na hrvatskom i engleskom jeziku (predgovor i pogovor Jane Reichhold i Đurđe Vukelić Rozić, uz kratke osvrte George Swedea i Chen-ou Liua). Godine 2021. objavio je NEXUS HAIKU, suautorsku i sustvaranu dvojezičnu (hrvatski i engleski) zbirku haikua, senryua, haiku nizova i rengaya, gdje su sve pjesme tijekom razdoblja od tri godine zajednički i kolaborativno napisali Michael Dudley, Tomislav Maretić i Dejan Pavlinović. Hrvatsko književno društvo iz Rijeke dodijelilo je NEXUS HAIKU nagradu "Borivoj Bukva" za najbolju zbirku haiku poezije objavljenu u Hrvatskoj u 2021. godini. 2024. godine Pavlinović objavljuje svoju drugu samostalnu knjigu LINIJE ŽIVOTA / LIFE LINES / 生命線, zbirku haiku poezije na hrvatskom, engleskom i japanskom jeziku, s predgovorom Nine Kovačić te osvrtima Michaela Dudleyja i Ikuyo Yoshimure.

Reviews

[Orbi Alter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Predivne haiku. Tople, zaigrane, scenične, zvučne i preeeekrasne bas! Osobito one koje se tiču žeđi, mraza, borova, bure i sjena, sparine i Mjeseca :) Ma sva je divna u biti!

Favorit jer je nekako osobno doživljena,
"Sučelice
u noćnom razgovoru
malo i veliko srce"

[Gillena Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Feet firmly planted on the ground, for this tour de force, Dejan Pavlinović is not afraid to look upward, up and beyond the stars to offer us this haiku treat: ‘Down The Milky Way’.
Keen eyes, those are the eyes of this haiku poet. This his first published volume is forwarded by none other than haiku doyenne herself Jane Reichhold ( who passed away in July 2016, may she rest in peace)
Gifts of nature from his environment, he celebrates with the casual ease of one contented even though affected, in his ambience.
And in his contemplation, much of the busyness of nature, that is left to nonchalance, he captures.
Dejan’s haiku are filled with life and animation. In this action-packed volume of haiku, here you’ll find; stars that flee, chestnuts that hop, shadows basking, and cherry petals which dare to defy the stars. The haijin is left, confused, awed, and amazed. The reader is transported there and left intrigued.
Throughout this tour of Croatian settings, we find Dejan; looking, sensing, feeling. He is the avid involved viewer. His, is the task of quiet observer involved, not just reporter, after the scenes have taken place. This is how he absorbs us into the Croatian setting.
I really really like all the action taking place in this little book of haiku. Picture this: clothe pegs holding tightly in stormy weather, and yes runaway kisses, this is the stuff of ‘Down The Milky Way’, a definite must read.

[Nataša · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pa... iznenadila sam samu sebe time koliko mi se ovo svidjelo. Naizgled tako jednostavno, a prepuno slika koje se pojavljuju pred očima i sjećanja na osobna iskustva. I'm impressed.

[Snježana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zadivljujuće je koliko toga stane u tri stiha :)
Od slika prirode, malih trenutaka, upečatljivih situacija, intimnih misli pa i komičnih anegdota.
Da, baš me zapanji kako samo par riječi mogu oživjeti čitavu sliku ili neki događaj.
Djeluje mi vješto, hrabro, iskreno, nježno