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A poetic odyssey through time, memory, and mysticism
Dr. Maja Herman Sekulić [Serbia/USA] is a towering literary figure whose work excels in poetic grandeur, aesthetic beauty, prophetic insight, and global reach. A Princeton Ph.D. in World Literature and double Fulbright Fellow, she is a Nobel-nominated poet, novelist, essayist, bilingual scholar, and major translator. Author of 30 books in Serbian, English, German, and French, her poems have been translated into 25 languages. She also serves as Vice-President of the International Academy of Ethics. 'Grand Plan', by Maja Herman Sekulić, [translated by Claudia Piccinno with a foreword by Dante Maffia], is a world poem. In this monumental collection, Sekulić creates an interior atlas stretching from Belgrade to Rome, from Princeton to Myanmar, suspended between ancient civilizations and modern pandemics. 'Love is the only project,' declares one of the key verses, and around this axis rotate family memories, historical traumas, and mystical revelations. Style: Clear yet richly layered. Each poem is a small vessel navigating time and consciousness. Sekulić shifts between lyrical and civic, autobiographical and mythological modes with natural ease. Her imagery is potent—the Super Moon observing war, jade dispelling nocturnal ghosts, the archaic Mother of Vinča carving the word Love. Recurring Themes: • Loss of identity: Fragmented genealogies, vanished nations, disappearing homes. • Ancestral feminine strength: From the mother-father fusion in 'Daughter of Sisyphus' to the 'Madonna di Vinča', sacred and generative. • Mysticism and Nature: The Danube as mother-river, rain as epiphany, the jungle as a cosmic womb. • Memory and survival: Amid dictatorships, wars, and pandemics, the word endures— 'When the world collapses... pick up the pieces.' A Total Work: This collection bridges poetry and history, spirituality and politics, East and West. It sings and affects, caresses and screams. Sekulić's voice is, as Maffia notes, 'an expressive force that can give life to memories and make even the personal become universal.' Tesla and I: Poetry and the Electricity of the Soul Living within walls once occupied by Nikola Tesla in New York, Maja dances between past and present, matter and metaphysics, showing how poetry generates energy. Open-hearted Analysis: 'On the top of the world I / in the poet's tower / up there / in the grey sky / let my thoughts come out / singing in a full voice' These lines reflect an alchemy of solitude and elevation. Maja seeks to inhabit Tesla's mind—not to narrate it—but to feel and transmit its rhythm in verse: 'We live in his world / as he lives in my poetry.' A Perfect Closing: This is total symbiosis. We live surrounded by the world Tesla imagined; he lives eternally in Maja's poetry. 'Grand Plan' is a hymn to memory as a form of eternity—placing Maja Herman Sekulić alongside Leonard Cohen, Pasternak, and Patti Smith. (Mauro Montacchiesi one of the leading Italian intellectuals, multi-talented and multi awarded author, ex-President of Art Academy of Rome)
Time Business News
04-07-2025
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This is the fate of Gaza for the indifferent vision of the deaf world
This is the fate of Gaza for the indifferent vision of the deaf world – Franca ColozzoItalian poet, novelist and human rights activist Dr. Arch. Franca Colozzo, a member of the International Union of Architects (UIA), said that Gaza today is a tragic fate for the indifferent vision of the blind and deaf world. He said this in an interview timebusinessnews .Franca Colozzo speaks on behalf of the helpless women and children of Gaza, Palestine, at various international is a retired teacher of technology, drawing and art history in Italy. Multilingual author of 18 books, translator and freelancer. Blogger of the UN SDGs. Ambassador of Peace for various NGOs in India, Pakistan and the UK. Member of the International Academy of Ethics. Winner of several awards for peace and poetry at national and international is an excerpt from his interview for the readersMd. Mafidul Islam Sarkar: What message would you like to share with the viewers of timebusinessnews?Dr. Arch. Franca Colozo: My short message to the readers is to become 'resilient'. A word widely used after the post-pandemic crisis that has led us to inhumanity. In the indifferent gaze of the blind and deaf world, inhumanity is now more evident than ever in what is happening in Gaza. I believe that it is important to raise our voices against social injustice, oppression and imbalance, even if it sometimes seems insignificant globally, which has trapped the world in a vicious cycle of impatience, violence and most powerful message today should be the message of peace and tolerance if we want to teach future generations respect for their fellow human beings, women and the elderly. The word tolerance, along with interreligious harmony, should be the basis of understanding between people, a 'condition' to measure the level of civilization of the human race, which is still trapped in a huge circle of backwardness and ignorance, which nullifies the thousand-year history of ancient civilizations. It is up to all of us to transform the small droplets of water that represent us into a tsunami in the vast ocean of Islam Sarkar: What was the greatest challenge of your life and how did you face it?Franca Coloso: Without a doubt, the most important challenge of my life was to face the unknown, like Ulysses' journey to the Pillars of Hercules. Due to my innate interest in languages, the selection of several languages at the Italian Foreign Ministry faced me with an unexpected existential choice. After winning the language selection, I was sent to the Italian High School in Istanbul as a permanent teacher. At that time, I hesitated whether to temporarily leave my daughters with my husband and my elderly mother or to take on a new job. At that time, my two daughters were 13 and 8 years old respectively. I had to leave them with my engineer husband and my elderly grandmother until I could find suitable accommodation in Istanbul. This separation was not easy.I still remember my tearful eyes as I left my loved ones to catch a flight from Rome Fiumicino on that fateful morning of January 2, 1996, about 160 kilometers from my hometown of Geta (Lazio). I knew that this separation would be limited to a few weeks, but it still hurt me a despite my hesitation and disappointment, I managed to face this difficult period of my life with courage and determination. Initially, the winter fog and gloomy rain in Istanbul seemed to silence my longing for a family. I had to teach Italian to people who could only speak Turkish or difficulties of teaching Italian forced me to learn Turkish at the Tomer University in Istanbul. At the same time, I improved my knowledge of European languages such as French, English, Spanish and German in the cultural institutions there. The primary objective of learning the basics of Turkish was to adapt to a multinational society and to contribute to building a cultural bridge between two worlds (West and East) that are very different from each other through Islam Sarkar: Tell me about a personal or professional achievement that you are proud Colozo: I have many moments to be proud of, both in my professional and personal experience. Professionally, when I was able to solve a project involving the restoration and renovation of an old building for public housing, among many that I will not list here. In the field of education, the desire to be part of another world has always fascinated me, the ambition to build bridges of peace between people, to meet the needs of young people, to help them win prizes in art exhibitions. I have drawn to help my students participate in national and international drawing competitions. Not only that! I have not only helped my students draw and paint but also write in foreign languages for international poetry competitions, such as the Laurentian Prize for Italians Abroad or the 'Carducci' Prize and many writing, inspiring students, organizing exhibitions in the most prestigious places in Istanbul, from the Italian Cultural Institute to the IMI. High schools, the most prestigious universities, all this made my heart beat faster, gave a more human dimension to my proud moments, of course, were the birth of my two daughters, despite the usual problems and worries that mothers face. Although there were no particular problems with their birth, except for the eternal doubts about their prenatal and postnatal health. Being a mother always confronts us with existential choices, which are not easy to face.I have always left my daughters with the freedom to choose their own future, both in university and in personal relationships. I have always dedicated myself to their future life choices and have embraced their university studies in England, the United States, their master's degrees in Belgium, their master's degrees in Rome, their jobs abroad and their marriages to foreign men.I have never left my comfort zone, the beautiful Italian provinces.I never thought of my comfort zone, the beautiful Italian countryside, as a safe haven to protect my selfishness and, of course, not to offer them comfort and the possibility of a quiet life close to their parents. I threw the selfishness of motherhood to the wind to see them fulfilled and happy to start their lives.I tried to express my creativity in every possible way, whether forced or voluntary, to break free from the routine of retirement. This included not only artistic expression, poetry, articles, novels, social media commentary, but also research on long-term economics, climate change, sustainability, on these topics and through my participation in many UN Zoom and webinar sessions on world peace, without which nothing would be a result of my appointment as a Peace Ambassador, I have also become an expert on the disputed Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, a long-standing issue with many UN resolutions since 1947, but which has not led to any resolution for the suffering people of Kashmir. This centuries-old dispute comes from afar and seems to have no solution given the huge presence of the Indian economy in the Islam Sarkar: What inspires you every day?Franca Colozzo: Poetry has always been my mindfulness, the force of regeneration that is often in harmony with the sea, where I love to retreat to the deserted rocks in the summer. There, when inspiration breathes like the wind through my hair, I write poetry and, facing the horizon, I look at the rocks of the sea that form the 'Serrapo Ship' (Gaeta's urban beach, the most famous among expatriates), my favorite destination and a haven for seagulls and cormorants. Poetry and writing, as well as drawing and art in general, have always been my anchor in difficult times in father's constant departures to work on oil tankers in the most remote places on earth led me to travel with my imagination to foreign ports. From the arid expanses of Saudi Arabia to the Persian Gulf, Japan, America, circumnavigating Africa or Suez, etc. These accumulated childhood memories and constant diaspora have become the canvas on which my daughters have also moved over time. The thread and weave of the traditions of my ancestors' experiences, were the common thread of our was the driving force behind writing another (yet unpublished) novel about Italian expatriates living in the United States with my first daughter and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) with my second daughter. My daily motivation comes from the challenges I face every day, from calling my distant daughters and being active on social media.I try to use them as best I can, being aware of the limitations of social media. I publish poems, articles, quotes and thoughts, often taken from my blog and online magazine, to which I devote a lot of time and passion.I fear the advent of AI, but progress cannot be stopped. It would be wise to manage it with a deep understanding of the processes behind the development of new technologies. At the beginning of my teaching career, I dedicated myself to learning the basics of computer science, which allowed me to teach both students and teachers in middle schools, as well as participating in numerous courses around the province of Latina. I also attended courses at IMI in Istanbul to stay up to date with technological advances. Environmental issues are at the heart of my activities, not only through articles, blogs for the UN DESA and UN SDG goals, participation in Zoom meetings and webinars – on a personal level, I have focused on waste recycling and the care of domestic animals, taking care of a cat colony for over eleven years.( If you have any questions for Dr. Arch Franca Colozzo, you can ask Md. Mafidul Islam Sarkar on WhatsApp +8801735-632338 TIME BUSINESS NEWS
