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

Margherita Guidacci

This is one of the first poems ever posted on my blog (when I had no idea where this blog was headed, or where my love of Italian literature would lead me, or that I would meet so many wonderful authors and poets on this journey) and it is still one of my favourites. #Ecopoetry…Read more Margherita Guidacci

Maria Messina: Camilla, from the collection Sicilian girls

Maria Messina’s writing is dedicated to those who, in her experience, were considered to be of little importance in early 20th century society: women. She was a woman writing about the silence around other women, most likely because she knew no one else would. She was, in the words of Leonardo Sciascia, the Sicilian Mansfield.…Read more Maria Messina: Camilla, from the collection Sicilian girls

Grazia Deledda: Famiglie povere/ Poor families

As always, Grazia Deledda is able to capture the vast array of feelings that touch the human heart and recount them as if she herself had lived them. In so doing. she makes it possible for us, as readers, to also feel those emotions. FAMIGLIE POVERE Grazia Deledda Povera e numerosa era la…Read more Grazia Deledda: Famiglie povere/ Poor families