Nikola Đuretić
Nikola Đuretić was born in Osijek Croatia in 1949. He worked in publishing and for more than twenty years in London as a Senior Producer with the BBC. Thus far he published more than thirty books of prose, poetry, essays and feuilleton, of which twelve are collections of haiku. For his literary work he received numerous awards of which several for haiku Honourable mention at 16th and 24th HIA Haiku Contest, Runner up at International Haiku Contest “Vladimir Devide”, Honourable Mention at 2nd Morioka International Haiku Contest, Merit Award ITO EN Oi Ocha twice, International Sakura Award, etc.. For his contribution to Croatian culture he was awarded the highest state order for culture in 1998. A member of the Croatian Writers’ Association, he lives in Zagreb Croatia.
go slowly ferryman
so I can observe once more
the other bank
winter evening –
every snow flake adding
its share of silence
My shadow
even under the moonlight
is but a shadow.
Gratitude in the Time of Covid-19, The Haiku Hecameron, 2020
Perseids shower –
I’m running out
of wishes.
Gratitude in the Time of Covid-19, The Haiku Hecameron, 2020
winter morn
walking the dog
and his silence
Merit Award, 29th ITO EN Oi Ocha Shinhaiku Contest, 2018
sudden breeze –
in the sedges
grey heron's legs
Frogpond, Autumn 2011
garbage container –
an old man rummaging
only legs sticking out
Shamrock, Autumn 2011
cold rain –
even the forest lake
gets goose-pimples
Shamrock, Autumn 2011
grey rainy day
she polishes silverware
third time round
Commendation - Polish International Haiku Conpetition 2013
old vendor –
bayonets and medals
eaten by rust
Commendation - The 3rd Vladimir Devide Haiku Award, 2013
silent winter night
but never like the one in
Issa's haiku
Commendation – Sharpening the Green Pencil, 2013
jolly fellows –
in fresh roadside snow
only piss trails
Lahor u šašu/Breeze in the Sedges, 2012
car-boot sale…
buying a second hand
dream-catcher
Lahor u šašu/Breeze in the Sedges, 2012
virgin snow
I hesitate to make
the first step
Zvuk tišine/Sound of Silence, 2014
first frost
little birch tree
models Swarovski
Zvuk tišine/Sound of Silence, 2014
cherry blossoms –
each one is different
yet all are perfect
Plinska lanterna/Gaslight Lantern, 2013
autumn rain –
a mouse ran over
grandma's zither
Plinska lanterna/Gaslight Lantern, 2013
train journey
through barren hills
suddenly – the sea
Ždral od papira/Origami Crane, 2014
slicing a melon
swinging at wasps
with a knife
Ždral od papira/Origami Crane, 2014