POETRY, 

BIRDS AND ME

There is no more summer, no more smell of the sea

Cypress next to the stone

Flowering pomegranate that intoxicates with its fragrance

Panonnia surrounds me

A deserted cathedral in the cuty

Late night birds with hope

They peek into the city clocs

Their gazes disappear

In distance and uncertainty

Autumn confuses me

Waiting for the thunder

Proximity indicates proximity

Little and big sorrows pile up

The birds are drinking my pupils

And are awakening memories in the corners of reminiscences

Mirjana Stefanicki Antonic

Republic of Serbia

BIOGRAPHY OF THE POETESS

Mirjana Stefanicki Antonic was born in 1954 in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia. She writes poetry, literary criticism, essays and short stories. She published sixteen independent books - eleven books of poetry, three books of literary essays and two books of literary criticism. She is represented in contemporary anthologies and also in common books of poetry, in literary magazines, art, culture and science. Her songs have been translated into several foreign languages. She is awarded for her poetic achievements. Mirjana is economist by education. She is a member of the Society of Writers of Vojvodina since 1997, and the Association of Writers of Serbia since 2019. 

Laureate of the 2025 Naji Naaman Lebanon Literary Prize 2025, honor prize for complete works, out of competition.

Lives and works in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia