"Violence is never strength but weakness, nor can it ever create anything, but only destroy it." "When the German radio announced he was free and would return to politics, I was indifferent, because, for me, he was like a rag doll, which has lost the sawdust used to stuff it and just hangs there,…Read more Benedetto Croce: diario/ diary, December 2, 1944
Federigo Tozzi: Bestie, cose, persone/ Beasts, things, people…(excerpt)
da Bestie Che punto sarebbe quello dove s'è fermato l'azzurro? Lo sanno le allodole che prima vi si spaziano e poi vengono a buttarsi come pazze vicino a me? Una mi ha proprio rasemato gli occhi, come se avesse avuto piacere d'impaurirsi così, fuggendo.Che chiarità tranquille per queste campagne, che si mettono stese per…Read more Federigo Tozzi: Bestie, cose, persone/ Beasts, things, people…(excerpt)
Roberto Vannini, poetry, and the cat…(for the students of Frascati)
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