 After several years in a refugee camp, in 1815, he settled in the village of Grk, near Šid, in the region of Syrmia.Višnjić was living in Grk with his family when he became acquainted with the linguist and folklorist Vuk Karadžić, who wished to write down and preserve Višnjić's poetry.Karadžić convinced Višnjić to visit him at the Šišatovac Monastery, at Fruška Gora, where the latter played the "gusle" and recited his poetry while the former took note.