Roberto Amato is the winner of the Premio Frascati 2022 for his collection "Quartetto per la fine del tempo" – ( Elliot Ed.) Video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=NyZk8ofXsUw&feature=youtu.be Roberto Vannini, poesiae il gattoLa signora Rita mi chiede di parlare qualche minuto della mia poesia, in maniera semplice, come dice sanno fare solo i poeti.Ma io non so…Read more Roberto Vannini, poetry, and the cat…(for the students of Frascati)
Joyce Lussu: C’è un paio di scarpette Rosse/ There is a pair of red shoes
"There is a pair of red shoes by Joyce Lussu There is a pair of red shoes toddler size eight almost new: on the inner sole still visible is the brand name “Schulze Monaco.” There is a pair of red shoes..." #JoyceLussu (May 8, 1912-November 4, 1998) #LestWeForget
Fosco Maraini: Il ponfo/ The boil
I dedicate this poem to anti-vax doctors, brush-phobic painters, wrench-phobic plumbers, cement-phobic builders, flour-phobic bakers, broom-phobic sweepers, gun-phobic policemen, scissor-phobic hair-dressers, cleaver-phobic butchers....e chi più ne ha, più ne metta. Il PonfoFosco MarainiIl Ponfo non smorbilla e non variscerosseggia e derma, rascia e poi s’acquattae quando il savalente lo ghermisceesanto e matico, sovente schiatta.Rossolio è…Read more Fosco Maraini: Il ponfo/ The boil
Luigi Pirandello: Quando si comprende/ When you understand
It may be that there is just too much talk of "patria", nation, in the world today. Or maybe it is just because, as always, Pirandello expresses exactly what I feel (and my mother always said about loving one's children)... Fatto sta, I'm translating and posting after a somewhat longish pause... QUANDO SI COMPRENDE …Read more Luigi Pirandello: Quando si comprende/ When you understand
parallel texts: words reflected 