Alessandro Lanucara, "World" (Translation by Maurizio Brancaleoni)

Alessandro Lanucara was born in Reggio Calabria on 4th January 1971.

He still lives in his native city, where he pursued his education and received a high school diploma in Classical Studies.

Of late he has been consistently devoting himself to writing. He has published both collections of his own poetry and single poetic and prose texts in various anthologies.

His poem “Mondo” (“World”) has won first prize in the contest “Stanza Svelata” run by Leisure Spot.

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World

Alessandro Lanucara

(Translation by Maurizio Brancaleoni)

The world is an excess
for us creatures of the thirsty sea
were it an even and congealed alibi
a querulous soaked sunburnt green islet
a soft brim over saline vents
loose from our fathers on the rocks we alone
would inhabit it to fill ourselves only with writing
bearing throngings no more!
plus had each suckling a cave
we would crouch and fill its walls
one each for envy of the feathers of a neighbour
we’d spy on with binoculars toys from overseas

the only leftovers of this reality
by then confessing each other the eternal

unendurable sideways reproduction

of the ravenous absence we pale-faced
dared imagine with wicked agony
of an unable brawling wide rounded

 imaginary world
this steep world of yours

 

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