Lyric Elegies

By Aleksandar Sasha Trajkovski

In Lyric Elegies, dr. Trajkovski express love for his wife and children, language, his hometown, identity, and erasure through an imaginative and intimate collage. Harnessing the collective grief of a global pandemic, this beautifully designed volume features poems in many inventive styles and structures and shines a light on a moment of reckoning.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aleksandar Sasha Trajkovski
• Release date: Apr 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005778378

Aleksandar Sasha Trajkovski

Aleksandar Sasha Trajkovski (Macedonian cyrillic: Александар Саша Трајковски; born 28 March 1985), better known as Saša Trajkovski is Macedonian poet, medical doctor, translator and interpreter, full member and a part of the MACEDONIAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY - BITOLA. EDUCATION AND WORKING CAREER: He has completed his studies in medicine at the renowned European University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" - Bucharest, Romania. He represents the first generation of Macedonian doctors from Bucharest, Romania who completed their medical and master’s studies in the Bologna program at the Medical Faculty in Bucharest. There, the 1st and the 2nd cycle of university studies are studied integrated together during the six years, which enable the graduate to obtain the title Doctor of Medicine and the scientific degree Master of Medicine (Article 153 of Law 1/2011). LITERARY OUTPUT: He is the author of several published books (poetry for adults and children) . One of the poetry books for adults, entitled ‘Lyrical Elegies' or ‘Lirski Elegii (in Macedonian edition) and ‘Poems from the Balkans' or ‘Poemi od Balkanot’ (in Macedonian edition) were published by the oldest publisher from Bitola - “Data Pesnopoj” in many languages. The third collection of poetry for the youngest readers entitled ‘Short Poems For Youngest Bohemians' was published by the first independent publisher in Macedonia - ‘Gjurgja'. For his poetry he received the literature award “Dushata na Charshijata” from the publishing house “Data Pesnopoj”. The author have been principal investigator of many research projects: European Interpretations, The New Image of the Balkans... Furthermore, he also works as a free lance interpreter and literary translator. He has translated literary works by prominent contemporary Macedonian writers into Romanian, also translated for renowned literary organizations, such as the Struga Poetry Evenings.  

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Lyric Elegies

Data Pesnopoj – Bitola

2022

CONTEMPORARY  MACEDONIAN  LITERATURE

Data PESNOPOJ – Bitola

Edition: LITERATURE MERIDIANS

Author: Aleksandar Sasha Trajkovski

Title: Lyric Elegies

Editor:

Marina Ognenova

Lektor:

GordanaAceska

Main and responcible editor:

Ilija Merkovski

Number of copies: 50

CIP – Cataloging in publication

National and university library "St. Kliment

Ohridski", Skopje

821.163.3-1

TRAJKOVSKI, Aleksandar Sasha

Lyric elegies /Aleksandar S. Trajkovski. – Bitola: Data pesnopoj, 2022. – 72 pages; 21 sm. – (Contemporary Macedonian literature. Edition Literature meridians)

ISBN 978-608-246-336-0

COBISS.MK-ID 55854341

Book of poems LYRIC ELEGIES of the poet

ALEKSANDAR S.TRAJKOVSKI won a price of

Data PESNOPOJ – Bitola

THE SOUL OF THE BAZAAR

Storms

Storms are in front,

when deteriorate tulip’s flowers will hurt

and bleed all around them, with reddish flowers, red from their anger.

Anticipations with disappoint,

kisses dark and cold,

unwritten letters will become true,

eco of footsteps unheard,

alter ego sides against of hourglass,

thought negative,

uncentention positive,

memories will bring us tears,

memories of self-hurt.

Joy for sorrow made,

rejoicing for failure of others,

orgasms for others pain,

opstruction of stubbornness with sweetness,

and passions hurtful with non-solidatiry.

Anomalities in abnormalities,

in which enlighted will be defiled,

the ugly will be admirable,

fatal and fearful,

will become our most usual everyday life,

curses will sound like poet metaphor.

Freedom will be due for her own interests,

minds for comfy shelters for curses and condemnation,

and cabinets of neglect and mutability.

Storms when I will pick up flower reddish and with thorns,

From tulips bleeding,

For You.

I Don’t  Miss Anything

I don’t miss anything!

Maybe your word a little and little time,

to understand and figure out why there is not,

....so I can move on!

Or maybe not....

I don’t miss anything!

Maybe only your word unsaid,

yet so expected!

Or the power to understand why he is not here!

But no!

I don’t miss anything!

Maybe sometimes word daddy in the light of the first

dawn!

No.

I am sure,

I don’t miss anything.

And what should I be missing?!

I have wrinkles....and white hair....

more weight and high pressure

to prove that...

I am fine!

But tell me son, sincerely...

with your look, kiss, tear or hug...

When you see me, do you think that something is

missing to me?!

To ask you,

wondering what and if I desire for something...

could you fill the voids in my soul?!

No!

And then why should I tell you anything?!

And so, for me...

Everything is just right...

Insaitable Need

An insatiable