Branko Maleš Biography
Branko Maleš, poet and essayist, was born on January 18, 1949 in Zagreb. He was educated in Zagreb where, having finished grammar school, he studied at the Faculties of Technology and of Philosophy. From the latter he graduated in Yugoslav languages and literatures and in comparative literature.
As editor of literary and cultural journals - Off, The Bridge, Republika, Oko, Heroina – Maleš has been exceptionally sensible towards most recent literary phenomena. His writings include poetry, fiction, plays, esays, criticism and cultural feuilletons.
the hills are of iron combs
whose tunics are wedge-shaped tongues
you are - you broken mop!
clay has split like a ruin
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the fist that closes and then opens
that's the pump that's the heart-the muscle-fat
that's the rhythm-good-hoot
children from school when you hopped
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my wife fell asleep in the bed!
the tv turned off on its own and became
furniture, i took a deep breath and
now i'm diving!
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at 1 you live
at 2 he drinks air
and thinks in kilograms
here a big mouth for you
guard us from
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