Nostalgia
Pregno di profumo inebriante il calicantus mi accende la memoria riportandomi a inverni lontani traboccanti di affetto e di calore… … e mi lascia preda della nostalgia.
Category: literature
Dr. Suess
Theodor Seuss Geisel (2 March 1904 – 24 September 1991) was an American children’s author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He was born and raised in Springfield, but his family was of German descent. They had emigrated from Bavaria (now a part of Germany) in the 19th century and settled in Massachusetts.… Read More Dr. Suess
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”🎄
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1957) is a children’s story by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas, and has been adapted into a variety of media, including stage and film (an animated TV film, a live-action feature film starring Jim Carrey,… Read More “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”🎄
Liquide perle 💧💧💧
Sciolto il manto di neve impalpabile l’acero oggi ha sfoggiato scintillanti collane di liquide perle.
Breve riflessione su un piatto di bollito
“T’amo, o pio bove; e mite un sentimento Di vigore e di pace al cor m’infondi…” (Giosuè Carducci – Il bove – 1872) Il pio bove, che emana un senso quasi di sacralità, è “sua maestà il bue grasso”, celebrato in questi giorni con sontuosi bolliti misti nelle sagre di Moncalvo o di Carrù?… Read More Breve riflessione su un piatto di bollito
“Warning” (2. Analysis)
“Warning” (by Jenny Joseph) Stanza One When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement… Read More “Warning” (2. Analysis)
“Warning”(1. Introduction & translation)
“Warning” (by Jenny Joseph) When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m… Read More “Warning”(1. Introduction & translation)
L’Islam e Marco Antonio
Toni Capuozzo è venuto a Carate Brianza la settimana scorsa a presentare la sua graphic novel “La culla del terrore. L’odio in nome di Allah diventa Stato”, di cui ha parlato solo marginalmente, forse per invogliare i lettori ad acquistarla senza il minimo spoileraggio. Ha invece parlato dell’Islam con una retorica degna del celebre discorso… Read More L’Islam e Marco Antonio
🎭 Falstaff e il suo servo 🎭
“Falstaff e il suo servo” di Nicola Fano e Antonio Calenda, con Franco Branciaroli e Massimo De Francovich. Lo spettacolo, liberamente ispirato a varie opere shakespeariane, evoca le avventure di Falstaff mettendolo a confronto con il Servo, un personaggio di pura invenzione. I due sono contrapposti in ogni aspetto, a partire dal fisico, tanto grasso… Read More 🎭 Falstaff e il suo servo 🎭
“Wild Nights” by Emily Dickinson (2.analysis)
First Stanza Wild nights! Wild nights! Were I with thee, Wild nights should be Our luxury! The repeated phrase in the first stanza immediately gives the idea that the speaker has experienced something extraordinary. The author suggests that if she and “thee” (the other person) were together then there would be not just one, but… Read More “Wild Nights” by Emily Dickinson (2.analysis)
