Vladana Perlić i Radmila Petrović: studija ukrštenog čitanja
Vladana Perlić and Radmila Petrović: A study of intercrossed reading

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, poetic methods of Vladana Perlić’s (a poetess from Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Radmila Petrović’s (a poetes from Serbia) work are being researched through the approach of comparative literature studies. The two poetesses represent authentic voices of the younger generation of contemporary authors. Particular attention of this research was paid to the poem collection Isus među dojkama (Jesus Among the Breasts) by Vladana Perlić and the collection Moja mama zna šta se dešava u gradovima (My Mom Knows What’s Happening in Cities) by Radmila Petrović, which were published in 2020 and have been recognized as an extremely important part of the regional literary scene. The similarity in their age as well as their poetics offer the possibility of comparison between the two which is based on the research of the elements that they share in terms of their style, themes and motifs. The research will show that young poetesses have a similar distinctive lyrical subject who most often takes the position of a rebellious daughter, which opens opportunities for speaking about patriarchy, parenthood, but also, predominantly in Radmila Petrović’s poetry, about lesbianism. Also, the poetesses undermine other great narratives such as history and religion, and nurture the characteristic subversive speech about the city. The paper concludes with focus on poems in which Vladana Perlić is having an explicit poetic dialogue with Radmila Petrović’s poetry. At the very end, authors of paper offer suggestions for further scientific study of the poetry of the younger generation of 21st century poetesses.

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