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Trilussa: La guerra / War & L’Ape / The Bee

After a very long pause, I've prepared two poems for today, for this Easter day, 2026. Easter is usually symbolised by a dove carrying an olive branch in sign of peace. I have searched the skies; there are no doves carrying olive branches to be seen, just blazing skies, and what I imagine to be…Read more Trilussa: La guerra / War & L’Ape / The Bee

Trilussa: L’elezzione der presidente/The president’s election

I am by no means, not in the least, not by a long shot, in no way, on no account even just barely thinking about a Present-day-President! L’elezzione der presidenteTrilussa  Un giorno tutti quanti l'animalisottomessi ar lavorodecisero d'elegge' un Presidenteche je guardasse l'interessi loro.C'era la Societa de li Majali,la Societa der Toro,er Circolo der Basto e…Read more Trilussa: L’elezzione der presidente/The president’s election

Trilussa: La verità / The truth

We live in a time when the truth is something that can be changed, dressed up in blinding colours... LA VERITÀ Trilussa La Verità che stava in fonno ar pozzoUna vorta strillò: - Correte, gente,Chè l’acqua m’è arivata ar gargarozzo! -La folla corse subbitoCo’ le corde e le scale: ma un PretozzoTrovò ch’era un affare sconveniente.- Prima…Read more Trilussa: La verità / The truth

Trilussa: Mania de persecuzzione / Perrsecution complex

What is about dictators that make them so touchy, so paranoid? It’s as if, for them, their own shadows are out to get them; so they ban, censor, limit, arrest, deport, destroy…because it's very hard to be on the wrong side of history: people may notice. This is the first thing I thought of when…Read more Trilussa: Mania de persecuzzione / Perrsecution complex