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Pina Piccolo – The Poet’s Adventure
The poet had everything ready: a light briefcase, a ticket, an address. Now, while he was sitting on a bench waiting for the train,...
Miriam Bonetti – Central coffee bar
The Central was the historical bar in town, situated like a breach in the walls that surrounded the square along with an agonizing greengrocer’s...
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Interviews
Rishi Dastidar: Nations appear to be timeless, but they are inventions
Rishi Dastidar: “Nations 'appear' to be timeless, but they are inventions, human inventions, as much as the steam engine, the microchip, dare I say...
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From the kitchen: Two-tongued Sea
How is a new Inkroci column born? How is an anthology conceived? Reading this story, you’re a witness to the inception of a transnational...
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COMICS
Literatures
Elizabeth Willis – The witch
A witch can charm milk from an ax handle.
A witch bewitches a man's shoe.
A witch sleeps naked.
"Witch ointment" on the back will allow you...
Elizabeth Willis
Elizabeth Willis is the author of six collections of poetry, most recently Alive: New and Selected Poems, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Other books...
Raphael d’Abdon – great poetry
it is a great day at the auditorium
the chairman of the poetry foundation
reaches the podium
“in this place poetry matters”
he kicks off
“because it speaks to...
Raphael d’Abdon – the kubrick connection
(based on actual events)
1. eyes wide shut
the first time i watched it
it was christmas eve
2. the shining
part 1
the first time i watched...
Raphael d’Abdon
Dr Raphael d’Abdon was born in Udine (Italy) and lives in Pretoria (South Africa). He is a writer, scholar, spoken word poet, editor and...
Raphael d’Abdon – the grandmother
where the wind begins
a grandmother shrugs empires
off her back
their fall
like hail on frosted fields
the noise that chased us stops
bliss the sound of now
we have...
Reviews
King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
I still remember the first listening: an immense emotion overwhelmed me, taking me into another...
Liane Strauss – Frankie, Alfredo
To read Liane Strauss’s poems is to sharpen your mind, deliciously. This chapbook is full...
Alexander Shurbanov – Dendrarium
The Italian edition "Dendrarium" (Musicaos, 2021) by Alexander Shurbanov, has been translated by Francesco Tomada...
Ugly, Dirty and Bad
Down and dirty is too important to simply be defined by a movie genre. A...
Elizabeth Jane Howard – The Cazalet Chronicles
As written by Hilary Mantel, Elizabeth Jane Howard is a craftswoman, because in order to...
Richard Wright – Native Son
Bigger Thomas grew up in the black ghetto of Chicago where, even though he has...
Arundhathi Subramaniam – Love without a Story
The title of Arundhathi Subramaniam’s adeptly wrought, and wide-ranging collection immediately begs a question. Or...
Jeff Buckley – Grace
First work, poetic declaration and testament at the same time as one of the greatest...
Gore Vidal – The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar is a novel by the American writer Gore Vidal, published...
Charles Dickens – A tale of two cities
“Read Dickens, he is the master of us all”
I would define myself as Cartesio’s son:...
