Russian doll/Matryoshka
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Russian doll/Matryoshka I grew up in fourus three sisters and brotherOne Nonawho was ourpreschool teacher and grandmaShe taught us the lettersbut also the languageof mushrooms and plantsand how to survive in nature She hadn‘t a grandpashe was alonewhy grandpa wasn‘t aroundis a long and unimportantstory right nowShe could do everythingby […]
Refugees
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Refugees RefugeesOne trainOne mistake Army barracksOne big roomfull of bedswithout privacyMy grandma, my mothermy sisters, my brotherand the canary in the cageThere are alsowomen and children Big shared bathroomwith a lot of showersRemembering theshampoo against licethat our mothertreat us withboth four of usOne libraryin whichmy grandma took meto borrow some booksbecause I […]
Primary school reprimands
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Primary school reprimands It was 90‘s the boys from the class were smoking weed in school toilets They got reprimands Some of them were carrying grasshopper knifes and knuckle-dusters They got reprimands The boys were frequently got into the fights with the boys from another school They got reprimands […]
Lisko
Lisko She said I found something small, furry, and dark in the forest I didn‘t know what it was so I wanted to see are there any animals around which cub it could be but there was none so I took it That small dark puffy and carried it with me Veterinary said it […]
Italian language
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Italian language In my family there was a one more language beside Serbo-Croatian When on TV was something about the war my mother would change the program with a remote and start to talk to grandma on Italian When they both change to that other language unknown to us […]
Green classroom
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Green classroom Until my fifth year I didn’t go to kindergarten I didn‘t miss anything After I missed the sea In kindergarten I couldn‘t understand why all of them were playing with the kitchen set while you can instead play with your imagination and it‘s much more fun You […]
Duality
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Duality Between playing with dolls and climbing the tree I choose both Having a collection of bruises from various climbing, dribbling and roller skates but also having a collection of Sarah Key stickers in pocket aside from Ninja Turtles while you playing with dolls Loved Mickey Mouse and Peter […]
The dog is not for the apartment
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) The dog is not for the apartment I always wantedto have a dogbut my fatherwas always sayinga dog is not forthe apartment but for the apartmentwas a bunny, parrots,ducks, canary, fisheshamster, catepillar, frogand at grandma housefor a short time, even a fox,long ago hedgehogand turtle I still wonderwhat would happenedif […]
65 years
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) 65 years Had a 65 yearsJumped likeswimmer proin the seain the shallowWalked fromRijeka to ZagrebWas a hipsterbefore all thosehipstersAnd look furtherinto the futureThat people wouldonly now understood youwhen you are goneYou became thea role model to manyof themYour trace is still visible
Launching novels
Literature Manual for Unlearning (collection) Launching novels Every timewhen we refusedto eat lunchour grandmause to read us novelsin the manner ofa seriesShe was carefulwhen tostop readinguntil the next lunchso we havefocus on eatingJust to saythat‘s wasn‘tsome crap novelsit was realliterature forchildrenwith real heroesand real adventuresfrom which youalways learn somethingand grow an inchhigher and nearerto […]