This poem is from Eugenio Montale's last collection Satura, which he finished in 1971; it contains poems written from 1962 to 1970.It is dedicated to the poet's wife and lifelong partner, Drusilla Tanzi, (1886-1963), and was written shortly after her death. The poet called her "Mosca" (fly) because she was terribly shortsighted and needed very…Read more Eugenio Montale: Ho sceso dandoti il braccio…/I descended, with you on my arm
All about women
Nelo Risi: La neve nell’armadio/ The snow in the closet
A poem by Nelo Risi for his wife, Edith Bruck, a holocaust survivor...because pain creates ripples like a stone thrown in the sea, capturing others in its rings, taking loved ones with them. #lestweforget La neve nell’armadio Nelo Risi La storiaquella verache nessuno studia che oggi ai più dà soltanto fastidio (che addusse…Read more Nelo Risi: La neve nell’armadio/ The snow in the closet
Amalia Guglielminetti: La solitudine/ Solitude
"Sometimes half love nears solitary two,/ deluding them one hour and unaware and unknowing hurls them afar..." La solitudine Amalia Guglielminetti Siamo soli nel mondo: ciascun vive in mezzo a un deserto. Nulla per noi è certo fuorchè questo vuoto profondo. E i contigüi casi degli uomini, e i sogni e le cose…Read more Amalia Guglielminetti: La solitudine/ Solitude
Artemisia: woman, painter, never a victim
"...as I have already stated, I trusted him, and I had no reason to believe he would dare hurt me or do me any wrong given his friendship with my father; and I didn't understand when [...] he drew near to rape me." Artemisia Artemisa Lomi Gentileschi : la sua dichiarazione in tribunale“Serrò la camera…Read more Artemisia: woman, painter, never a victim
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