Ankica Anchie - Biography and Poetry Cycle (Part One)
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Ankica Anchie – Croatian Poet and Writer
Ankica Anchie, one of Croatia’s most celebrated poets and writers, has been named by the international platform Barcelona Adabia as one of the 100 Most Influential Literary Figures in the World for 2025. This prestigious recognition highlights her profound impact on contemporary literature and her role in shaping global cultural discourse.
A leading voice in Croatian literature, Ankica Anchie’s work spans poetry, prose, and scholarly research, blending lyrical artistry with intellectual depth. Her writings have been translated into multiple languages, allowing her to share Croatia’s literary heritage with audiences around the world. She has represented Croatia at numerous international literary festivals and conferences, establishing herself as a cultural ambassador on the global stage.
The official award ceremony will be held on December 25, 2025, in Barcelona, celebrating her outstanding contributions to literature, culture, and the arts.
Highlights:
Renowned Croatian poet and writer
Recognized as one of the 100 most influential literary figures worldwide for 2025
Works translated into multiple languages
International festival and conference participant
Advocate for Croatian culture and literature globally
Ankica Anchie continues to inspire readers and writers alike, blending emotional resonance, intellectual rigor, and universal themes in every work she creates.
A SONG ABOVE SONGS /2/
“EPIC OF THE WOMAN WHO RISES”
(written as “The Gospel of a Woman”)
I. THE BOOK OF BEGINNINGS
At dawn before dawn,
while the world still hid beneath its own shadows,
a Woman was born-
not from a rib,
but from a breath of light
that dared to become flesh.
And the Lord said to the light:
“Let there be a path beneath her feet.”
And the light obeyed,
for it knew
that before it walked one
who would one day carry
both fire and peace.
Thus began the story
the prophets sensed,
and angels guarded in whispers
within the folds of time.
II. THE BOOK OF SILENCE
And night came,
heavier than any other-
a night that tests the name of every living being.
The Woman sat
between stone and sky,
and said nothing.
For sometimes the greatest cry
is born from silence.
And silence drew near,
ennobled by reverence,
and said:
“Your pain is older than words,
but your strength
is older than pain.”
Then her soul split open-
not to be lost,
but to speak
in a language understood only
by one who has once been broken.
III. THE BOOK OF SHARDS
Her tears fell,
but they were not water-
they were glass stars,
sharp and shimmering,
witnesses to what a human endures
when there are no witnesses.
She fell,
yet did not sink.
For beneath her was a bottom
she did not seek,
but which awaited her
like a mother who knows
a child must break
to one day become whole.
And an inner voice said to her,
quiet as the last spark in ash:
“Gather your shards.
In them is your truth.”
And she obeyed.
IV. THE BOOK OF ETERNAL FIRE
When she lifted her scattered parts,
each became an ember.
And the Woman became a hearth
that warms even those
who once wounded her.
She rose-
not against the world,
but with the world within her.
And flame followed her step,
not to burn,
but to light the path
for those who would come after her.
For it is known:
a woman’s fire does not devour-
it remembers.
V. THE BOOK OF LOVE THAT SPEAKS
And there came the one
whose eyes were dark
as the sea’s depths after a storm.
When he touched her skin,
the stars condensed into one.
When he whispered her name,
the wall between body and soul fell.
And love-
the oldest one,
the kind not sought but happening-
opened like a prophecy.
In his breath
she recognized
what it means to be seen,
and in his heart
what it means to be chosen.
And she said:
“Let our worlds unite,
not as earth and sky,
but as palm and palm
meeting in one truth.”
VI. THE BOOK OF RESURRECTION
Times passed,
and nights returned,
but she no longer feared the dark.
For one who has once shattered and risen
fears nothing anymore.
Her shards,
once wounds,
became beacons.
Her silence,
once a burden,
became wisdom.
Her fire,
once fear,
became a path.
And the people who watched her ascent
said among themselves:
“Behold the woman
whom life tried to break,
and who chose to become greater.”
VII. THE BOOK OF LIGHT
And when she stood
on the final step
of her own darkness,
she sought no reward,
no eternity,
no forgiveness.
She sought-
peace.
And peace bowed to her,
and said:
“You have risen,
and therefore the light belongs to you.”
Then the Woman,
who was fire and water,
earth and breath,
wound and healing,
looked upon the world and said:
“I do not return the same.
I return whole.”
And the Book closed,
but her story-
had only begun.
