stjenovita obala
povijest svijeta
u valovima
rugged coastline
the history of the world
in waves
11 July 2025
04 July 2025
''NEXUS haiku'' - book by Michael Dudley, Tomislav Maretić & Dejan Pavlinović
Ovo je video o suradnji i sustvaralaštvu koji smo snimili prije nekog vremena — video s pet glasova i na dva jezika koji govori o dvojezičnoj, međukulturnoj zbirci haikua, senryua, haiku nizova i rengaya pod nazivom Nexus Haiku (objavljena 2021.). Svaka pjesma u ovoj knjizi, koja uključuje i umjetnička djela Nine Šestanović, predgovor Sanele Pliško te kratke osvrte Gillesa Fabrea i Đurđe Vukelić Rožić, nastala je u suradnji dvojice ili sva tri autora: Michaela Dudleya, Tomislava Maretića i Dejana Pavlinovića.
Kraća verzija videa je premijerno prikazana 28. listopada 2022. na uglednom haiku susretu "Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2022" (SAD).
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Here is a video about collaboration and co-creation we made some time ago — a video in five voices and two languages that discusses the bilingual, cross-cultural collection of haiku, senryu, sequences, and rengay titled Nexus Haiku (published in 2021). Each poem in the volume — which includes artwork by Nina Šestanović, a foreword by Sanela Pliško, and blurbs written by Gilles Fabre and Đurđa Vukelić Rožić — has been composed by two or all three of the authors: Michael Dudley, Tomislav Maretić, and Dejan Pavlinović.
A short version of the video was premiered on 28 October 2022 at the renowned ''Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2022'' (USA).
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09 May 2025
25 April 2025
18 April 2025
11 April 2025
04 April 2025
28 March 2025
20 March 2025
LINIJE ŽIVOTA / LIFE LINES / 生命線
RAZGOVORI & RECENZIJE / INTERVIEWS & REVIEWS
ISTRA 24 (razgovor/interview): https://www.istra24.hr/kultura/pulski-haiku-pjesnik-dejan-pavlinovic-nikada-necemo-biti-spremni-za-gubitak-roditelja-jer-tu-ne-igraju-teorija-i-racio-nego-emocija-i-srce
GLAS ISTRE (razgovor/interview): https://www.glasistre.hr/knjizevnost/2024/09/11/ususret-sutrasnjoj-promociji-zbirke-linije-zivota-razgovarali-smo-s-najpoznatijim-pulskim-haiku-pj-955437
GLAS ISTRE (osvrt na promociju/book launch): https://www.glasistre.hr/knjizevnost/2024/09/12/predstavljena-nova-haiku-zbirka-dejana-pavlinovica-955670
POETRY PEA PODCAST,
S7E38 - Reading
with Croatian Poet Dejan Pavlinović (razgovor/interview):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJAe9qEw-4o
HIA - Haiku
International Association (haiku tsurezure - #42), Japan (razgovor/interview):
https://www.haiku-hia.com/haiku_tsurezure_en/42.html
BLITHE SPIRIT 35.1 (Journal of the British Haiku Society) - Review by
Maya Daneva (recenzija/review): https://smilingcricket.blogspot.com/2025/02/blithe-spirit-35.html
Graham Bates, KOKAKO haiku magazine, Novi
Zeland (recenzija/review): https://kokako10.wordpress.com/blog/, https://kokako10.wordpress.com/current-issue/
Gabriel Rosenstock, Irska (recenzija/review):
https://www.academia.edu/122720795/OUTSTANDING_HAIKU_FROM_CROATIA
Maxianne Berger, Haiku Canada Review,
October 2024 (recenzija/review): http://www.haikucanada.org/publications/documents/archives/2024/Haiku%20Canada%20Review%20Oct%202024.pdf
Dimitar Anakiev, Bugarska
(recenzija/review): https://gabriell-e-lit.com/izdatelstvo/za-linii-na-jivota-na-dejan-pavlinovic-dimitar-anakiev/spisanie-kartini-s-dumi-i-bagri/
Iain
Maloney, Japan/UK (recenzija/review): https://iainmaloney.substack.com/p/august-reads-part-two
Pravat Kumar Padhy,
Indija (recenzija/review): https://www.thewiseowl.art/life-lines
Brijesh Raj, Cafe Haiku (review): https://cafehaiku.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/book-review-life-lines/
Modern Haiku 56-1 (brief review): https://modernhaiku.org/issue56-1/MH56-1-briefly-reviewed.pdf
14 March 2025
07 March 2025
28 February 2025
21 February 2025
Blithe Spirit 35.1 (Journal of the British Haiku Society) - Review by Maya Daneva (page 79-80), February 2025
Linije Života / Life Lines / 生命線
by Dejan Pavlinović, Udruga Tondak, 2024, paperback, 156 pages, ISBN:
9789334603116, €14+€3 p&p, available from dejan.pavlinovic@gmail.com
This trilingual book (Croatian, English, and
Japanese) is the second solo collection by internationally acclaimed haiku poet
Dejan Pavlinović. Elegantly crafted, the book features a textured cream-colored
cover and a sleek, minimalist design that radiates a sense of peacefulness and
draws the reader into a Zen atmosphere. Moreover, the addition of a bookmark in
the same design is a thoughtful touch.
The 156 pages of this collection contain 100
haiku, thematically organized into four sections: Life Lines, Breath
of Air, Coexistence, and Breaking Waves. In each section,
some poems filled me with Zen-like calm, others brought a smile to my face, and
still others provoked deeper reflection on the most important relationships in
our lives.
Many of the poems explore the complexities of
human emotions - love, joy, loss, and grief - reflecting not only our
relationships with others but also with ourselves, especially the child we once
were or still are. A few haiku and senryu contemplate the passage of time and
the remnants of things that were once so close to our hearts. I was deeply
moved by the following poems:
running / down the street / yesterday’s snowman
worn out cross / I spell my father’s name /
once more
church bells / her monologue / takes a break
As someone who has profoundly explored haiku as
a medium for expressing the complex emotional landscapes of death and grief – an
avenue that helped me process the loss of my mother - many of these poems
resonated with me on a deeply personal level. In particular, I identified with
the poet's sentiments in these senryu:
mother's death.../ a butterfly settles / on my
coffee cup
life lines / my aging hands / down father's
ribs
I highly recommend this book to lovers of haiku
and senryu. For anyone passionate about these forms, it offers excellent
examples of both. The book is both a source of inspiration and a gentle
reminder to slow down and reflect on some of the most important facets of life.
It is truly a delight to experience!
Maya Daneva
14 February 2025
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