Posted by Anna Laura on July 22, 2001, at 6:50:57
In reply to favorite poets?, posted by paula on July 20, 2001, at 13:31:52
> Anna Laura, I'm especially curious about current Italian poets. Any favorites? I need to expand my repetoire beyond the '500. :)
> Procrastinating constructively....
> PaulaHi Paula,
A think Eugenio Montale is a milestone in italian contemporary poetry.
Ungaretti, Quasimodo,Marinetti are important also. D' Annunzio is quite prominent also but i personally don't like it too much (too much decadent).
A excellent but hard to decipher poet is Edoardo Sanguineti (still alive, lives in the city where i live). Pierpaolo Pasolini is good also.
Many contemporary novel writers are poets: among them stands out Nanni Balestrini, novelist and political activist.
He is the author of "The Invisibles", and "We want it all", novels written in a experimental manner (something close to Joyce stream of counsciousness).
Another one is Franco Fortini (author of the essay "Extrema Ratio").
My favourites are Emily Dickinson, Dylan Thomas, Ezra Pound, Arthur Rimbaud and the Beat Generation poets.Good Morning - Midnight -
I'm coming Home -
Day - got tired of me -
How could I - of him?Sunshine was a sweet place -
I liked to stay -
But Morn - did' nt want me - now -
So - Goodnight - Day!I can look - cant I -
When the East is red?
The Hills - have a way - then -
That puts the Heart - abroad -You - are not so fair - Midnight -
I chose - Day -
But - please take a little Girl -
He turned away!Emily Dickinson (1862)
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