“Lunch on the clouds” by Dragoslav Bat Babić from Prijepolje.
The World Book Day at Elementary School “Živko Ljujić” in Nova Varoš was marked on Tuesday with poetry meetings and the promotion of the book “Lučak na oblacima” by the poet Dragoslav Bat Babić (66) from Prijepolje.
It was an unusual peromotion, beyond the clichés we often see. In the reading room of the school library, the members of the recitation section recited verses, and the performance of the singing group drew applause. Special attention was attracted by the address of the poet and the interview of students who asked him about his childhood pictures, first love, dear poets…
Thus, when asked whether towers can be built from verses, he said “that verses are the foundation, wall, roof and yard of everything that exists”, and that up there, in the clouds, is always beautiful, at least through verses. When asked about fear, he pointed out that we must mention it and force it, because it is an integral part of life and caution for success. He reminded that he carries pictures of flowers, trees and shores from his childhood garden.
– In addition to dreams, very common motifs in Babić’s poetry are: sky, cloud, sun, wind, birds, mountains, birches, coots, flowers, butterflies, meadows, streams, then shells, eyes, smiles… So, everything is beautiful, true poetic motives, which impose the conclusion that the poet is persistently searching for some more beautiful landscapes, a more beautiful world and life, imaginary, fairy-tale, with much more harmony than there is in the real world and life. Through dreams, he experiences the world and life and himself in that world – wrote the reviewer of the book Jovan Milanović about nightmares in the fourth collection of Babić.
GZS/D. Gagričić
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