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Semezdin Mehmedinovic

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S: Harun, come on, get into the house, it’s grenading outside.

S: Hajde, Harune, ulazi u kucu, napolju padaju granate.

Ammiel Alcalay

NOTE: This poem first appeared in English and Bosnian in the book Sarajevo Blues (City Lights).

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Semezdin Mehmedinovic

Semezdin Mehmedinovic, born in Kiseljak, is a Bosnian writer, filmmaker, and magazine editor. He has worked as an editor of Lica and Valter magazines. He arrived as a refugee to the United States in 1996 and currently lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is an author of seven books, two of which were translated in English: Sarajevo Blues and Nine Alexandiras (City Lights).

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