Daniela Andonovska-Trajkovska, PhD (b. February 3rd 1979, Bitola, North Macedonia), is a poet, writer, scholar, literary critic, translator, and University Professor. She is Editor of two literary journals and co-Founder of the Center for Literature, Art, Culture, Rhetoric and Language at the Faculty of Education – Bitola, University St. Kliment Ohridski – Bitola where she currently teaches. She is a member of the Macedonian Writer’s Association, Slavic Academy for Literature and Art in Varna, Bitola’s Literary Circle and serves as President of the Macedonian Science Society – Bitola.
She has authored 19 books in Macedonian, including poetry, prose, literary criticism, and academic studies, as well as eight poetry collections in English, Arabic, Italian, Polish, Bulgarian and Romanian, published in the United States, India, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania. Her poetry has been translated into more than 40 languages.
Here, we post 5 small Poems from the book: ANDONOVSKA-TRAJKOVSKA, D. (2025). CESARIAN SECTION OF THE SKY. SKOPJE: MATICA
Translated from Macedonian into English by Prof. (Dr)Daniela Andonovska-Trajkovska
—-Time And Man (Cut 49)—-
We enter the corridors of time willingly,
through the ancient gate that does not forgive,
and suddenly we stop remembering who we are,
and we build ourselves the ramparts of siege,
in order to unearth the dream of humankind,
and so that it may always hurt us when
the lines of events pass through us.
Fear of Flying
The fear of flying feeds
on the gravity with which reality
pulls down the dream,
and it bursts like a soap bubble,
as if it had never laughed
on the wings of a butterfly.
The Sky with Spread Wings (Incision 1)
Words like butterflies
with smiling wings
move the sky
into the eyes of passers-by.
Thoughts take flight
high into the future.
A colorful sky with spread wings
laughs and weeps
in the gaze of a morning.
Thoughts Like Butterflies (Incision 55)
There are thoughts that, like butterflies,
land in other people’s sentences,
obediently resting on the shoulder of loneliness,
and quietly watching through the window
before which life unfolds.
They do not even sense
that someone could crush their tiny hearts
with a single wave of a hand,
even though they are on the other side of the glass.
Metaphor Of Life (Cut 56)
From the covers of a book
a white thought flew out,
spread its wings across the sky,
and landed in the heart of a child.
And then it woke up inside his childish drawing,
where a snowman touches the sky
with his hat made of dreams.
The sound of a car horn
stretches along the road like a straight line
so it can be seen,
while people walk freely across the sky
as if stepping on the earth.
Adults are foolish –
they cannot even imagine how much poetry
lives in a child’s drawing stuck on the fridge
like a calendar that holds
the metaphor of life.
BIOGRAPHY
Daniela Andonovska-Trajkovska (b. February 3rd1979, Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia) is a poet, author, scholar, editor-in-chief of two literary magazines in North Macedonia, literary critic, Doctor of Pedagogy, and university professor at the University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, Faculty of Education. She is a member of the Macedonian Writers’ Association, the Macedonian Science Society – Bitola, the Slavic Academy for Literature and Art in Varna, and the Bitola’s Literary Circle. She has served as President of the Editorial Council of the Macedonian Science Society and is currently President of the Macedonian Science Society – Bitola.
She has published two books of short stories, one novel, ten poetry collections, one book for children, one book of literary criticism in Macedonian, and three academic and scientific books that are part of the university curriculum where she teaches, as well as over 100 scientific articles.
She has also published nine poetry collections in English, Italian, Arabic, Polish, and Romanian, published in India, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, the United States, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania. In addition, she has translated works from English into Macedonian and vice versa, with publications in North Macedonia, Italy, and the Netherlands, including seven poetry books and numerous articles.
She has received several major literary awards, including the “Krste Chachanski” Award (2018), the “Karamanov” Award for Electronic Blood (2019), the Macedonian Literary Avant-garde Award for House of Contrasts (2020), the “Abduvali Qutbiddin” Award (Uzbekistan, 2020), the Premio Mondiale “Tulliola–Renato Filippelli” in Italy for Electronic Blood (2021), the City of Galateo “Antonio De Ferrariis” Award for literary excellence, the Dritëro Agolli Poetry Award (Albania, 2023), the Naji Naaman Literary Prize (2023), the Mihai Eminescu Poetry Award, Gold Medal, and recognition as Ambassador of Culture by the Mihai Eminescu Academy (Romania, 2023), Award for literary criticism (2022), literary translation (2024), and poetry (2026) by Bitola’s Literary Circle, as well as the “Aco Šopov” Poetry Award (2021), the most important national poetry prize awarded by the Macedonian Writers’ Association.
Her poetry has been translated and published in more than 40 world languages.
Poetry Books:
- Zhoglev, Z., Andonovska-Trajkovska, D &, Stojanoska, G. (2014). A word about the word (, Co-authors). Matica, Skopje, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. and Stojanoska, G. (2015). Poem about the margins (G. Stojanoska, Co-author). Macedonian Science Society, Bitola, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2017). Black dot. Bitola’s Literary Circle, Bitola, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2017). Footprints. Macedonian Science Society, Bitola, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2019). Three. Sovremenost, Skopje, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2019). House of contrasts. Matica, Skopje, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2019). Electronic blood (Macedonian ed.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2021). Electronic blood (Arabic ed.). Rawashen Publishing, United Arab Emirates.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2021). Electronic blood (English ed.). Cyberwit, India.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2020). Math poetry. Center for Culture and Cultural Studies, Skopje, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D., Panov, B., Sarkar, S. and Sankar, S.(2021). Dandelion cadence (Co-author). Eric Publishing, Calcutta, India.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2021). Walking on an aerial line. Mi-An, Skopje, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2022). Soul full of sky – Il cielonell’anima (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans. into English; C. Piccinno, Trans. into Italian). Cuscino di Stelle, Italy.
- Sarkar, S., Andonovska-Trajkovska, D., Susnata, J. (2022). Poet’s Voice. Kolkata: Eric Publication.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2023). Omuletiii de hârtieșiDumnezeu [Little paper men and God] (C. Severin, Trans.). Eikon, Bucharest, Romania.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2024). House of contrasts. Cervena Barva Press, Boston, United States.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2024). Oblężonyczas (Опколеновреме) (K. I. Ziola, Trans.). WydawnictwoBibliotekaReWirów, Poznań, Poland.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2025).Cesarian Section of the Sky. Skopje: Matica.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2026). Socratic dialogue about a random world parallel to itself. Perun Artis, Bitola, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2026). The Angles of Our Lives. (R. Boyanova, Trans.). Burgas: Fener, Bulgaria.
Prose books:
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2019). Coffee, tea and a red sky. Struga: Bran.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2022). Deconstruction of the void. Skopje: Center for Culture and Cultural Studies.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2023). Peepers. Skopje: Mi-An.
Literary Criticism:
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2022). Literary criticism. Bitola: Bitola’s Literary Circle.
Academic Books:
- Miovska-Spaseva, S., Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. &Selimi, N., (Eds.). (2013). Leadership in education. Amsterdam and Skopje: Faculty of Management in Education & Faculty of Philosophy.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. &Miovska-Spaseva, S., (2013). Leadership in education (Course book). Amsterdam and Skopje: Faculty of Management in Education & Faculty of Philosophy.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2019). Critical literacy. Bitola: University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Education – Bitola.
Literary Translations:
Poetry from more than world 300 poets and 10 books
- Books:
- Mai, V. P., & Al-Jishi, R. A. (2020). New year bath (B. Panov, Ed.; D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish.
- The fifth season: Anthology of the Karamanov Poetry Meetings. (2020). (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish.
- Panov, B. (2021/2022). Underground apple (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Demer Press, Netherlands; Matica, North Macedonia.
- Andonovska-Trajkovska, D. (2021). Electronic blood. Cyberwit.
- Piccinno, C. (2021). A hole of light into the cathedral (B. Panov, Ed. & Co-trans.; D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish.
- Panov, B. (2022). Sculpture of breathing (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska & C. Piccinno, Trans.). Cuscino di Stelle, Italy.
- Severin, C. (2022). The lives of the painters (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish.
- Degrazia, J. E. (2022). Condemned cities (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish.
- Talvet, J. (2023). Suppose dust belonged to the other side (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Center for Culture “Aco Karamanov”, Radovish.
- Zjola, K. I. (2024). Светлоснатишина / Silent light (D. Andonovska-Trajkovska, Trans.). Perun Artis, North Macedonia.
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