Emancipated poems of Branko Miljković: Metaphysical views and the possibility of interpreting his neosymbolical poetics

Abstract

Branko Miljković was a poet who built his poetic world in the tradition of (neo)symbolism. He presented his views in his essays where he depicted the "emancipated" poem, a poem which continues its life independently of the poet himself. In this article, we have researched the "life" of the poem after the poet had granted it its autonomy and we have explored the degree of freedom in its interpretation. However, in the analysis we have still been guided by the lines given by the author himself. In the second part of the article we have analysed the symbols that he used in some of his poems that might be interpreted in the context of Christianity. Miljković was a poet of a wide metaphysical scope. He explored the spheres that exist beyond the grasp of physical senses, and his poetic philosophy included the motives such as Heraclitus' fire which carries the possibility of a new life. Balancing on the thin line between nihilism and death, between the Phoenix bird and the "angel on the wall", his poetry continues to inspire with its unique voice.