Il grande pittore scultore e architetto Michelangelo Buonarroti, che visse tra il 1475 e il 1564, nacque il 6 marzo. Protagonista del Rinascimento italiano si dedicò anche alla poesia da lui considerata di minor importanza. Inviando infatti due liriche al Vasari, aveva scritto al giovane amico: “Messer Giorgio, io vi mando dua sonecti; e benché… Read More Michelangelo e l’amore
George A. Moore (born on 24 February 1852- 1933) was an Irish poet and prose writer, art critic, and dramatist. A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. 👈 The difficulty in life is the choice. The wrong way always seems the more reasonable. Un… Read More Self-Discovery Journey
Samuel Pepys (born on 23 February 1633) was a naval administrator, well known for his Diary which gives a fascinating picture of the upper-class life of Restoration London through the 1660s.He wrote his diary in shorthand, to ensure that no one could read it easily and he often further encoded the accounts of his many… Read More Pepys and Marriage
Edna St. Vincent Millay (born on 22 February 1892) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the third woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She was considered one of the most skillful writers of sonnets during the 1900s.She was also known for her unconventional, bohemian lifestyle and her many love affairs. “Time… Read More Edna St. Vincent Millay
The poem is taken from the only volume of poetry, “Five Poems” (2002). written by American prose-writer Toni Morrison (1931-2019). THE EDGE He was a boy – just a boy –and I was a very young girl.In blazing light and shadows trimmed in goldwe took the risk of lovethe grist of lovethe dreamy, steamy mist… Read More The Edge
Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was an American novelist, essayist, editor, and professor. She was the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She was also the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her 1987 novel “Beloved”, and of many more awards.She wrote a volume of poetry, “Five Poems” (2002),… Read More Toni Morrison Day
Ricordi una fotoingiallitauna letterasgualcitaun fioreseccotra le pagine di un librouna canzoneascoltatae ascoltatae ascoltatail saporedi un bacioe i nostri abitisul pavimento Time it wasAnd what a time it wasIt was . . .A time of innocenceA time of confidencesLong ago . . . it must be . . .I have a photographPreserve your memoriesThey’re all that’s… Read More San Valentino💕
Ti sento nel profumo delle rose e della crostatao nel cullare della pioggia battente.Sei nell’alito del vento e nella notte stellata,sei la mia casa, la mia confidente.A volte un ostile o scomodo grillo parlante,eri e sei il mio angelo, nel cuore, ogni istante. Buon compleanno, mamma!
4 février 1900: naissance du poète Jacques Prévert Les feuilles mortes Oh, je voudrais tant que tu te souviennes,des jours heureux quand nous étions amis.En ce temps là, la vie était plus belle,et le soleil plus brûlant qu’aujourd’hui. Les feuilles mortes se ramassent à la pelle…Tu vois je n’ai pas oublié.Les feuilles mortes se ramassent… Read More 🍂 Les feuilles mortes 🍂
When you turn the cornerAnd you run into yourselfThen you know that you have turnedAll the corners that are left Langston Hughes poet and novelist, was born on 1 February 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. The meaning of this short poem is twofold, in my opinion.1 In our lives we all look for changes when we… Read More Final Curve
