Dejan Stojanović was born in Peć, Kosovo (the former Yugoslavia), in 1959. Although a lawyer by education, he has never practiced law and instead became a journalist, working as a foreign correspondent in the early nineties. He is a poet, essayist, philosopher, and businessman.
In 1986, as a young writer, he was recognized among 200 writers at the Bor (former Yugoslavia) Literary Festival. In addition to poetry and prose, he has worked as a journalist for the Serbian weekly magazine Pogledi (Views). His book of interviews from 1990 to 1992 in Europe and America, entitled Conversations, included interviews with several major American writers, including Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow, Charles Simic, and Steve Tesich. The book was awarded the Rastko Petrović Prize by the Serbian Heritage Foundation and the Association of Writers of Serbia for intellectual engagement.
He has published books of poems:
Circling (Krugovanje), Narodna knjiga – Alfa, Belgrade, three editions – 1993, 1998, and 2000.
The Sun Watches Itself (Sunce sebe gleda), NIP Književna reč, Belgrade, 1999.
The Sign and its Children (Znak i njegova deca), Prosveta, Belgrade, 2000.
The Creator (Tvoritelj), Narodna knjiga, Belgrade, 2000.
The Shape (Oblik), Gramatik, Podgorica, 2000.
The Dance of Time (Ples vremena), Konras, Belgrade, 2007.
Pentalogy: The World in Nowhereness (Svet u nigdini):
1. Ozar (Ozar), Udruženje književnika Srbije, Belgrade, 2017.
2. The World and God (Svet i Bog), Udruženje književnika Srbije, Belgrade, 2017.
3. The World in Nowhereness (Svet u nigdini), Udruženje književnika Srbije, 2017.
4. The World and Humans (Svet i ljudi), Udruženje književnika Srbije, Belgrade, 2017.
5. The Home of Light (Dom svetlosti). Udruženje književnika Srbije, Belgrade, 2017.
The Hidden Light (Skrivena svetlost), Čigoja, Belgrade, 2018.
Primordial Spark (Iskra iskona), Albatros plus, Belgrade, 2021.
Centuries and Steps (Vekovi i koraci), Albatros plus, Belgrade, 2023.
Essays:
Creator and Creating (Stvaralac i stvaranje), Albatros plus, Belgrade, 2021.
The New Man and the New World (Novočovek i novosvet), Rad, Belgrade, 2022.
Interviews:
Conversations (Razgovori), NIP Književna reč, Belgrade, 1999
Anthology: Selected Serbian Plays (Izabrane srpske drame), USA, 2016.
He lived in Chicago between 1990 and 2014 and is a Serbian and US citizen.
The Port of Fremantle is the most isolated major port in the world, on the western edge of Australia. it is a port with rich labour, migration, wartime and indigenous histories.
In the foyer of our headquarters, on Victoria Quay, we have the bell of the ship MV Gorgon, which was notable as a troop carrier for Australia during World War II and closely linked to our port.
Fremantle Ports would like to introduce a tradition of port staff and special guests ringing the Gorgon Bell by invitation, on special occasions. This would involve the addition of a brass plaque featuring what we think is an inspiring line by you. The inscription would be as follows:
From one bell all the bells toll
-Dejan Stojanovic
BY TRADITION, THE GORGON BELL MAY BE RUNG ON OCCASIONS OF SIGNIFICANCE BY FREMANTLE PORTS STAFF OR SPECIAL GUESTS,
AS DECREED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
We would be delighted and honoured if you could grant your approval for us to do this, on the other side of the world!
I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Neil Stanbury
Manager Corporate and Community Relations
Fremantle Ports
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