Eugenio Montale: Ho sceso dandoti il braccio…/I descended, with you on my arm

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

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

#LilianaSegre: 90 years old today. This is her story. #Lestweforget the horrors man is capable of

Liliana Segre:Le più belle frasi Temo di vivere abbastanza per vedere cose che pensavo la Storia avesse definitivamente bocciato, invece erano solo sopite. Liliana Segre: The most beautiful passages I’m afraid I will live long enough to see the things I thought History had definitely quashed and which were, instead only dormant.Coltivare la…Read more #LilianaSegre: 90 years old today. This is her story. #Lestweforget the horrors man is capable of