THE AESTHETIC AND THE ETHICAL FACE OF A POEM
THE AESTHETIC AND THE ETHICAL FACE OF A POEM
Author(s): Miroslav AleksićContributor(s): Milana Todoreskov (Translator)
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Aesthetics, Serbian Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: Zmaj Award; literary awards; Serbian poetry; national literary canon; poetic recognition; literary tradition; Serbian poets; cultural prestige; poetic identity;
Summary/Abstract: Joining the ranks of winners of the Zmaj Award means more, at least to this poet, than just receiving a literary award, regardless of how prestigious. The ceremonial act of receiving this literary recognition is an initiation into a special national literary corpus to which one has longed to be part of, or, more accurately, dreamed of belonging to while writing one’s poems. I hope that those who claim that poetry awards are not important will forgive me for my personal and “ceremonious“ tone. The sheer names of previous winners should suffice to make any Serbian language poet proud to have earned and accepted the Zmaj Award
Journal: Literary Links of Matica srpska
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 10-11
- Page Range: 161-164
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
