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.

Erri De Luca: I pesci del Mediterraneo/ The fish of the Mediterranean

225 men, women and children have died in the Mediterranean in the first 40 days of 2023. This means over 5 deaths a day, on average, as the world looks on in almost total indifference. I pesci del Mediterraneo Erri De Luca Prendete e mangiatene tutti. Questi sono i corpi planati …Read more Erri De Luca: I pesci del Mediterraneo/ The fish of the Mediterranean