Giuseppe Ungaretti, “The Buried Harbor”
The necessity of speaking hides. When sought, it proves elusive, not only avoiding bright spots but creating false trails. Honesty begs for brevity — trut...
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Giuseppe Ungaretti, “La Notte Bella”
With thanks to Abigail Schreiber and Charmi Vince Lovely Night (trans. Diego Bastianutti) Giuseppe Ungaretti Devetachi August 24, 1916 What song has surged toni...
Giuseppe Ungaretti, “My House”
With thanks to Catherine Rogers My House (from A Major Selection of the Poems of Giuseppe Ungaretti; tr. Diego Bastianutti) Giuseppe Ungaretti The surprise aft...
Giuseppe Ungaretti, “Eternal”
With thanks to Tyler Travillian Eternal Giuseppe Ungaretti (tr. Patrick Creagh) Between one flower picked and the other given the inexpressible nothing [Tra un ...
Giuseppe Ungaretti, “A Dove”
With thanks to Catherine Rogers A Dove (tr. Diego Bastianutti) Ungaretti I hearken to a dove from other Floods. Original Italian: Una Colomba D’altri dilu...