“I’ll feel good even in death/ and pure and simple and rebellious.” Salvatore Toma
| da Poesie scelte (1977) Salvatore Toma Non pensare alla morte in un giorno così riuscito di sole e di nostalgia ma pensa al domani che così incredibilmente risorgerà e non ti parrà vero. Pensa agli animali al buio luminoso della campagna alla volpe felino di caccia e d’allegria e dormi con essa il conforto di un sonno animale dove anche la morte diventa una questione d’olfatto. | from Poesie scelte (1977) Salvatore Toma Don’t think of death on such a lovely day of sun and nostalgia but think of tomorrow which so incredibly will rise and not seem real to you. Think of the animals of the luminous darkness of the countryside of the fox feline of the hunt and of joy and sleep with it the comfort of an animal sleep where even death becomes a question of scent. Translation ©Matilda Colarossi 2022 |
Salvatore Toma was an Italian poet from Southern Italian. His poems explore the meaning of love and death, while searching for the connection between man and nature within universal consciousness. Among what are known as the Italian “cursed poets”, he committed suicide in 1987 at the age of 35.
More about this wonderful poet: https://www.centroitalianodipoesia.it/it/salvatore-toma
More about the collection: https://www.poesiadelnostrotempo.it/tutte-le-poesie-di-salvatore-toma-per-la-prima-volta-raccolte-in-volume-anteprima-editoriale/
For the book of poems by Salvatore Toma : https://www.ibs.it/poesie-1970-1983-libro-salvatore-toma/e/9788894966770
This poem expresses my thoughts today as my mother’s funeral approaches: it is such a lovely, sunny day. My mother would have understood the luminous darkness of Toma’s countryside, the shadows that stretch across the valley below breathtaking crests that touch the sky hiding the colours of the ever-changing leaves around a place which, together with Canada, she called home.
Picture of Maiella from our country home.
parallel texts: words reflected 
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Matti,
I was sorry to hear about your mom. But with all the hope of Easter season and the optimism of Salvatore Toma brought to you at this time, surely you will find peace as she is laid to rest.
Sincerely,
Joseph Alan Roberts
Williamsburg, VA
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