Pierangelo Bertoli: Eppure soffia/ And yet it blows

“And yet the wind still blows/ sprays water on ships over prow/ and whispers songs among the foliage/ and kisses flowers, kisses and never picks them” Eppure soffiaPierangelo BertoliE l'acqua si riempie di schiuma il cielo di fumila chimica lebbra distrugge la vita nei fiumiuccelli che volano a stento malati di morteil freddo interesse alla…Read more Pierangelo Bertoli: Eppure soffia/ And yet it blows

Giuseppe Ungaretti: Non gridare più/ Don’t shout anymore

Crying out against war, all wars, through this translation of a poem by Giuseppe Ungaretti Non gridate più Giuseppe Ungaretti Cessate d’uccidere i morti, non gridate più, non gridate se li volete ancora udire, se sperate di non perire. Hanno l’impercettibile sussurro, non fanno più rumoredel crescere dell’erba, lieta dove non passa…Read more Giuseppe Ungaretti: Non gridare più/ Don’t shout anymore

Dina Ferri: Abbandonato/ Abandoned

War is never about who is right or who is wrong, who started it or who finished it: it is always about the children. As always, Dina Ferri uses her voice to speak for those who have no voice. Dina Ferri Siena, 29 marzo 1927. Povero bimbo! Tu eri felice, perché ignoravi…Read more Dina Ferri: Abbandonato/ Abandoned

Liberation Day, #25aprile: Ungaretti, Pertini, Spagnolli, Lussu, Biagi, Sciascia, Fallaci, Calamandrei, Ginzburg, Fenoglio, Bobbio, Bocca.

“Fascism is not an opinion: it’s a crime.”- Sandro Pertini On April 25, 1945, the Allied troops liberated Italy from the Nazi occupation and fascism. After September 1943, partisan Resistance groups were active throughout northern and much of central Italy. They were most active in summer in the hills and mountains, but also in many…Read more Liberation Day, #25aprile: Ungaretti, Pertini, Spagnolli, Lussu, Biagi, Sciascia, Fallaci, Calamandrei, Ginzburg, Fenoglio, Bobbio, Bocca.