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The nights are running out of darkness
Steel branches grasp
The arms of passers-by
Only anonymour chimneys
Are free to walk the streets
Which slice across our sleeplessness
In the gutters our stars decay
Vasko Popa (1922-1991) was a Serbian poet associated with the Yugoslav Surrealist movement. Popa's poetry often dealt with themes of death, rebirth, and the supernatural. His work was deeply influenced by Serbian folklore and mythology. Popa was also a translator, and he introduced Serbian readers to the work of many foreign poets, including T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and Dylan Thomas. He is considered one of the most important Serbian poets of the 20th century.