LJUBOMIR DRAGOVIĆ
Rođen je 1956. u Sonkoviću kraj Šibenika. Likovni umjetnik, do sada je
objavio četiri zbirke poezije i šest zbirki haikua: Dah zemlje 1986; Ljetnji pljusak 1986; Pjesme iz starog kraja 1997; U starom kraju 2000; Izabrane haiku pesme 2000; Dugo svitanje, 2006.Haikui su mu tiskani u časopisima za haiku u Hrvatskoj, Srbiji, Japanu i SAD. Svojim haikuima sudjeluje na mnogim natjecanjima te je osvojio više prestižnih nagrada i niz priznanja. H
aikui su mu otisnuti u nekoliko antologija.Ljubomir Dragović, Put Gvozdenova 50, Šibenik
Born in 1956 in Sonković, near Šibenik. He is a painter, and so far he has published four books of poetry. His six haiku collections are: Dah zemlje (The Breath of the Earth) 1986; Ljetnji pljusak (Summer Shower) 1986; Pjesme iz starog kraja (Poems From the Homeland) 1997; U starom kraju (In the Homeland) 2000; Izabrane haiku pesme (Selected Haiku Poems) 2000; Dugo svitanje (Long dawning) 2006.
His haiku have appeared in magazines in Croatia, Japan, Serbia and the U.S.A. He takes part in most haiku competitions in Croatia and abroad and has received numerous awards and
1. ponoć u polju
glavice kupusa
škropi mjesečina
midnight in the field
the heads of cabbages
sprinkled by moonlight
2. usamljen otočić
izronio na pučinu
po malo zraka
a lonely island
popping up
for fresh air
3. blistavi mjesec
voda drži ogledalo
svih prisutnih
a brilliant moon
the water holds a mirror
to all those present
4. uz vrlet krša
magarac uspinje tešku
sjenku gospodara
a donkey carries
up the heavy
shadow of his master
5. potaknut tišinom
iza čapljina gnijezda
diže se mjesec
induced by silence
from behind the heron’s nest
the moon is rising
6. bijeli oblaci
vjetar glača pelene
nekog djeteta
white clouds
the wind irons the diapers
of some child
7. skinuta ljetina
ošinut prostranstvom
žuri poljski miš
harvested crops
struck by the roominess
a field mouse in haste
8. mirisi proljeća
rogove mladog bika
naoštrio mjesec
odours of spring
young bull’s horns
sharpened by the moon
9. logorska vatra
nad obasjanim licima
hladni svemir
campfire
above the glowing faces
cold Space
10. gluho doba
na orošenoj stazi
svjetluca mjesec
the dead of night
on the path wet with dew
the Moon glistens
11. staza u kršu
do cvjetnih badema
ispratih znanca
a path among the cliffs
seeing off a friend up to
the blossoming almonds
12. zamagljen prozor
dijete crta kišu
kosim crtama
misty window -
a child draws the rain
with slashing lines
13. nikakvo vrijeme
starci sjede
opuštenih štapova
rough weather
old men’s canes dangle
from their chairs
14. pečati ljeta
na kravinom papku
cvijet maka
seals of Summer:
on the cow’s heel
a poppy’s flower
15. podnevno more
školjka s male plaže
tone u plimu
midday sea
a shell from the small shore
sinks into the tide
16. dugo svitanje
vrat zelja nepomičan
na prvom snijegu
long dawning
a cabbage neck motionless
in the snow
17. siječanjski snijeg
mačka i vatra šire
toplinu doma
January snow
a cat and the fire spreading
the warmth of the home
18. vjetar ljulja
grančicu divljeg šipka
i pjesmu slavuja
the wind swings
the branch of dog rose
and a nightingale’s song
19. usamljen otočić
izniknuo na pučinu
po malo zraka
lonely islet
sprouted on the open sea
for a little air
20. pjesma zrikavca
u mrežu sjenki pada
prvi mrak
the cicada’s chirping
the first dusk falling
into the net of shadows
21. boje proljeća
cigani podigoše
šator, do neba
colours of Spring
gypsies hoisted
the tent, sky-high
22. stiglo proljeće
uska se staza skrila
pod rep fazana
the Spring arrived
a narrow path hid itself
under the pheasant’s tail
23. balkon
išuljao se iz kuće
motri susjedstvo
balcony
stalked out of the house
watching the neighbourhood
1. Kloštar Ivanić 2004 - hrvatski književni jezik/Croatian language - pohvala/Commendation;
2. Ljubomir Dragović: Izabrane haiku pesme (Selected haiku poems), Beograd 2000;
3. Zbornik Haiku Konkurs ‘AN4-2001’/Anthology Haiku competition ‘AN4-2001’ - 3. nagrada/3rd prize;
4. Letni časi, jesen-zima 2004 br. 24/25;
5. Haiku Calendar/Rokovnik, Ludbreg 2005, Internationl Haiku contest in English - pohvala/Commendation;
6. International Kusamakura Haiku Competition 2004, Kumamoto, Japan - 3. nagrada/3rd Prize;
7. Haiku-dan/8th Haiku Day - Dubravko Ivančan, Krapina 2006 - izbor/choice of haiku;
8. HIA 2001 - nagrada/Award- http://www.haiku-hia.com/nyusen_en03.html;
9. HIA 2005 - počasno priznanje/Honorary Mention;
10. Haiku-zbornik Ludbreg 2006/Miscellany of Ludbreg Haiku Meeting 2006;
11. Kloštranski haiku-zbornik/Kloštar Ivanić Haiku Miscellany 2005 - izbor/Choice of haiku;
12. The Heron’s nest, a haikai journal, Volume V, Number 5 May 2003;
13. http://www.geocities.com/ana_vazic/izabranihaiku.htm;
14. Third Ashiya International Haiku Festa 2004 - Inspirational Award of the Judge;
15. Ise-Kawasaki Haiku Contest 2005 - Award;
6. 5th Mainichi Haiku Contest, 2002 - 1. nagrada/1st Prize;
17. “Apokalipsa” 2006 - pohvala/Commendation;
18. http://tinywords.com/haiku/2002/08/13/;
19. Ljubomir Dragović: Dugo svitanje(Long dawning), 2006;
20. Haiku Calendar/Rokovnik, Ludbreg 2006, Internationl Haiku contest in English - počasno priznanje/Honourable Mention;
21-22. Nebojša Simin: Haiku, nestašna pesma (Haiku, a playful poem); Prometej, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2000
23.Vladimir Devidé: Zen, Znanje, Zagreb 1992