25 Aprile: Alfonso Gatto & Lorenzo Viale

Today’s post includes one poem and two letters, the first by a poet who fought and lived to see Italy free from fascism, the second by a young man who fought and died for us to have it… #Lestweforget (although, at times, I believe we have forgotten): 25 Aprile Alfonso Gatto La chiusa…Read more 25 Aprile: Alfonso Gatto & Lorenzo Viale

Luigi Pirandello: Letter to his wife

“In the heat of passion, everything seems to soar together with those who experience it.” Luigi Pirandello, from I vecchi e i giovani, 1913 Roma, 16 Dic. ’93 Antonietta mia, a chi, prima di partire per la Sicilia, m’ avesse detto: – «Tu, mio caro, ritornerai guarito» – io avrei semplicemente risposto: –…Read more Luigi Pirandello: Letter to his wife

Antonio Gramsci: I tre giganti/ The three giants

"there is sometimes a lack of effective and concrete “correspondence” in our correspondence" Lettera XLIVI tre giganti Antonio Gramsci Carissima Giulia, nella nostra corrispondenza talvolta manca una «corrispondenza» effettiva e concreta. Se a questo si aggiunge l’elemento tempo, che fa dimenticare quello che si è scritto precedentemente, l’impressione del puro «monologo»…Read more Antonio Gramsci: I tre giganti/ The three giants

Cesare Pavese: The cats will know

Letter to Constance Dowling: April 17, 1950 “Dearest, I no longer have the heart to write poetry. "Poems came with you and they leave with you. "I wrote this a few afternoons ago, during the long hours spent waiting for you in the hotel, uncertain whether to call you or not. Forgive the sadness it…Read more Cesare Pavese: The cats will know