Milenko Županović

Featured Contributor ~ Poetry

Milenko Županović was born in 1978 in Kotor (Montenegro). By profession he is a graduate marine engineer, but in his free time, he writes poetry and short stories. His poems and other work have been published in The Stray Branch ,Mad Swirl,The Horror Zine,Antarctica journal,Mobius,Vox Poetica,Ascent Aspirations Magazine,The South Townsville micropoetry journal, Rio Negro Magazine,Axxon,Balkanski književni glasnik,Versewrights journal, Ariel Chart,Nova Fantasia,TreeHouse Arts,Emitor,Rusty Truck,Rasputin:A Poetry Thread,Every Day Poems, La Ira de Morfeo,Down in the Dirt,Edizioni Scudo,Tragovi,Full of Crow,Poets International,Kišobran,Osvit

Revista miNatura,Eridan,SF Almanah Terra,Lupo della Steppa,Književni Kutak,Breves no tan breves,Illumen, and many magazines, blogs and websites, mostly in the Europe, U.S. and in Latin America. Many of his poems have been published in poetry collections and anthologies. He is listed in The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. In 2010 he wrote and published his first book, a collection of stories, and he also written and published few collections of poems (ebooks). In 2015 he wrote and published his second book , a collection of stories and poetry. In 2016 he wrote his third book , a mini collection of poetry Testament of Ancestors (published in USA, project Poems for all). His books Martiri , Simboli Segreti , Rituali Sacri and Collina di teschi were published in italian language by Edizioni Scudo.

: His chapbook The Blood of Poets was published by Scars Publications. His ebook Ghost of prophets was published by The Argotist online. His brochure –collection of prose and devotional poems Dreams of Gods was published by Mount Abraxas Press. His chapbooks Immortal dreams and Psalms of last days are published by Dumpster fire press. Milenko is an ethnic Croat and lives in the town of Kotor (Montenegro) with his wife and 3 sons.

Robert Johnson

At the crossroads

of life

he made

a pact

with the devil

and became

the blues alchemist

with his music

opens the gates

of heaven.

Tesla

In love with a pigeon

without memory of his homeland

in a distant land

magic and physics

merges into the same thing.

Thunder Juggler

stolen and powerless

it leaves a huge mark on humanity.

And so in the dark

at the end of the tunnel

you can see the light

called Nikola Tesla.

Sign

Twelve

shapes

of the same

dance

in front

of the cathedral

has been

repeated

for centuries

mystical ritual

of dead sailors.

Bell

Tower

as a shield

silent

voice

it reaches

everyone

who

have will

to hear.