Like Leaves in Autumn by Carlo Pirozzi et al sampler
Published to mark the first centenary of Italy’s entry into the Great War, Like Leaves in Autumn features 21 original Italian poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti, with new English translations by Heather Scott. These are set alongside 21 new poems by contemporary Scottish poets writing in response to Ungaretti, and are illustrated with striking black-and-white artworks from the ARTIST ROOMS collection, owned by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate.
Published to mark the first centenary of Italy’s entry into the Great War, Like Leaves in Autumn features 21 original Italian poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti, with new English translations by Heather Scott. These are set alongside 21 new poems by contemporary Scottish poets writing in response to Ungaretti, and are illustrated with striking black-and-white artworks from the ARTIST ROOMS collection, owned by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate.
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To commemorate the wars of my grandfathers and the<br />
wait<strong>in</strong>g of my grandmothers.<br />
To my grandfather Ga<strong>et</strong>ano (1916–1955), and my grandfather<br />
Antonio (1921–1978), the former a survivor of<br />
imprisonment <strong>in</strong> Russia, the latter a survivor of conflict<br />
<strong>in</strong> North Africa, both dur<strong>in</strong>g the Second World War.<br />
To my grandmothers Ad<strong>al</strong>gisa (1926–1990), and Iolanda<br />
(1921) who created everyth<strong>in</strong>g from noth<strong>in</strong>g. Iolanda, at<br />
93 years old, still confronts the passage of time fearlessly.<br />
C.P.<br />
For my mum and dad; Rosemary & John Lockton<br />
i.m. D<strong>in</strong>na Lanuza (1914–2007)<br />
who remembered every year.<br />
K.L.
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