Verses of an Eternally Future Life That Suddenly Finds Itself Already in the Past 1 september 2006 In this brief and impassioned review, Alfonso Berardinelli reflects upon Milo De Angelis’ past and … |
The Job of the Poet 1 juni 2006 To paraphrase poet Paul Celan, poetry serves to shed light on inside of ourselves: to understand … |
Welcome to Italian poetry - June 2006 1 juni 2006 We’re currently introducing a new data supporting system at PIW and this means that in a short … |
The Word That Cuts to the Quick 1 maart 2006 We know from Blanchot that the space of writing is the space of death. And Ruffilli can be taken … |
The Lightness of Music 1 maart 2006 The idea of helping to launch Paolo Ruffilli’s new book La gioia e il lutto (Joy and … |
Oblique Trajectories 1 maart 2006 Forum publishers have just come out with a precious little book: Notizie dalle Esperidi … |
Welcome to Italian poetry - March 2006 1 maart 2006 Contemporary Italian Poetry March 1, 2006 A most heated debate, both in terms of … |
Welcome to Italian poetry - December 2005 1 december 2005 Welcome! The poet of the new Italian issue is Andrea Raos, an author who takes us far away from … |
Welcome to Italian poetry - January 2005 1 januari 2005 Where is new Italian poetry going? What is happening among poets born in the 1970s? We can find … |
“Ludic-sexual sermons”: an interview with Flavio Santi 31 december 2004 The young writer and poet Flavio Santi talks about himself, his work and his relationship with his … |
Contemporary Italian Poetry 9 oktober 2004 October 1, 2004 In this overview of modern Italian poetry, Franco Buffoni distinguishes six major … |
Critics’ notes on Villalta 9 oktober 2004 These critics’ notes on Gian Mario Villalta shed new light on his attitude towards language and … |
Some questions about poetry 2 oktober 2004 In this interview, Gian Mario Villalta answers questions about, among other things, the Italian … |
Changing Voice 2 oktober 2004 In this article on translating his own poetry, Gian Mario Villalta tries to find an answer to the … |
Gian Mario Villalta on ‘Rhythm’ and ‘The Voice of Poetry’ 2 oktober 2004 October 1, 2004 In these notes, published here for the first time, Gian Mario Villalta takes a … |
The Tremendousness of Dal Bianco 30 juni 2004 In this piece, which first appeared in Il Manifesto after the publication of Ritorno a … |
The Sound of Language and the Sound of Things 30 juni 2004 "It is not true that we live in an empty world. Or rather, it’s true, but by saying it we haven’t … |
A Review of Ritorno a Planaval 30 juni 2004 In this review, which appeared one week after Dal Bianco's Ritorno a Planaval was … |
On Rondoni 1 januari 2004 In a time of uncertainty and questioning, while the obliging star of the post modern seems to be … |
In the Beginning of the World. An interview with Davide Rondoni 1 januari 2004 January 1, 2004 Italian poet Gabriela Fantato talks to Davide Rondoni, in an interview for … |
Davide Rondoni. Life, Heartbeat That Keeps the Rhythm 1 januari 2004 January 1, 2004 “Rondoni is a reverse mystic, someone who immerses himself in life and experiences … |
Novena, or: Poets speak in numbers 7 september 2003 An ironic and caustic reflection on poetry, poetical forms and the “use of numbers” by Gabriele … |
Valerio Magrelli 5 mei 2003 "I've seen things by a young poet that I like very much," the 'Late Joseph Brodsky … |