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"These poems range from elegiac to whimsical, from tongue-in-cheek analysis of human foibles and predicaments to angry denunciations of claptrap and hypocrisy. The themes are the ones we expect from a good poet: life, death, love, joy. Not one rant about politics will be found here, not one anecdotal portrait of parents, not one poem on the 'burnt toast' crisis between couples! Truly a rare treat for the modern reader of poetry. The images associated...
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The most prominent voice in Italian poetry after Eugenio Montale, Mario Luzi (1914-2004) is generally considered one of Italy's greatest contemporary poets and one of the most outstanding literary figures of this century. He participated in the most important reviews of avant-garde literature during the 1930s. He published seven collections of poetry in addition to a collected poems. In 1978, he was awarded the prestigious Viareggio Prize for Poetry. This is the first English translation...
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