TESTIMONY – THIRTY YEARS LATER (ZDRAVKO KISSIOV ON MINIMALIST POETRY)

Abstract

From the early 80’s of the XX century, many works of distinguished Bulgarian poet Zdravko Kissiov reveal the concept of maximal reduction of linguistic means of expression. The briefness, clarity and asceticism of his short lyrical forms stylistically associate them with sententiae. These tendencies lead to the conclusion that Kissiov’s poetic works introduced some aspects of protominimalism in contemporary Bulgarian poetry. In addition to comments on Kissiov’s poetry, the article includes an original interview with the poet, dedicated to his views on minimalist poetry.