SILVIA PAPI Europa. Crogiuolo di razze che le hanno dato forma attraverso i secoli. Culture, tradizioni, religioni. Diversità climatiche, di sapori e saperi. Dalle coste mediterranee fino ai paesi del nord. Oggi, e non per la prima volta, terra spaventata…
La valigia di Hermes, Narrativa
Il filo che ci lega
SILVIA PIO (a cura di) “Stamattina si è posata sul mio davanzale una ballerina. La ballerina è un piccolo uccellino il cui nome scientifico è mocellina alba, ha le dimensioni di un passerotto, è bianca e grigia e muove incessantemente…
La valigia di Hermes, Poesia
Poeti dal mondo, Federico Rivero Scarani, Uruguay
Poesie dal tramonto Ti porteranno calici scuri e amari ti chiameranno con parole d’acciaio giocheranno col tuo senno e i tuoi sogni loro, ineffabili esseri senza tempo cercheranno nella bruma il tuo nome per far sì che esso si ubbriachi…
Gli svaghi platonici, Viaggi vicini e lontani
Valle Pesio
ROBERTA FERRARIS La vicinanza del mare è responsabile per l’abbondanza di precipitazioni che rendono questa valle tra le più boscose delle Alpi occidentali. Le risorse forestali sono state per secoli saggiamente amministrate dalla Certosa di Pesio. Il legname era trasformato…
Il regno di Clio, Narrativa
Intervista (si spera) Impossibile ovvero Della Saggezza
GABRIELLA VERGARI. Rintracciarlo non fu facile ma infine lo trovarono mentre passeggiava lungo i viali della sua tenuta, in compagnia degli inseparabili cani. Dimostrava ormai l’età, canuto più che brizzolato, alto e magrissimo, vestito con sobria eleganza. Accolse il G.C.…
La valigia di Hermes, Poesia
Poesia per il cambiamento
(SILVIA PIO a cura) Poesie: SPIAGGIA DI CONCHIGLIE Michael Rothenberg PERCHÉ HO INIZIATO AD ALLEVARE FARFALLE Terri Carrion Intervista a Michael Rothenberg e Terry Carrión, fondatori del movimento poetico globale 100mila Poeti per il Cambiamento Cos’è l’iniziativa 100mila Poeti per…
Arte, L'ambrosia di Dioniso
I Nudi di Carla Tomatis
LORENZO BARBERIS Di recente, un dipinto della pittrice monregalese Carla Tomatis – quello riportato in copertina del presente articolo – è stato selezionato quale cover del catalogo 2016 dell’Accademia di Santa Sara di Alessandria, realtà espositiva guidata dal critico Flavio…
Le stanze di Cronos, Vicende vissute
Mio padre Amedeo
RINO GIACHINO Mio padre fumava trinciato forte, un tabacco nero, dal profumo intenso. Mi mandava a comprarlo insieme alle cartine nel negozio dei Gavarino, sempre e solo un pacchetto perché era sicuro che sarebbe stato l’ultimo. Smise parecchie volte di…
La valigia di Hermes, Narrativa
I diari della varicella
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La valigia di Hermes, Poesia
Francesco Granatiero. Mattinata è un orizzonte sui mondi
FRANCESCO GRANATIERO Cíle Da qui si doveva cominciare: il cielo. WISŁAWA SZYMBORSKA, La fine e l’inizio Lustre o scurde, vacande, tu nne ste’ sckitte ngíle ca tuttecòuse ammande e trapaniscjë, oi cíle. Càlete o fridde, mbile la crone che me…
Le stanze di Cronos, Utopia
Pratiche collettive / Pratiche di collettività
DOMINIKA MACHULSKA «Un gruppo di persone che condivide un obiettivo comune può raggiungere l’impossibile» ovvero sull’importanza del lavoro collettivo. «Come funzionano le associazioni? Quali sono i meccanismi e le circostanze che conducono alla costituzione dei gruppi e che ne condizionano…
La valigia di Hermes, Letteratura
Una visita nell’appartamento del narratore aporetico
GABRIELLA MONGARDI. Non si ringrazieranno mai abbastanza la casa editrice Fusta e il traduttore Claudio Panella per aver reso disponibili finalmente in italiano questi racconti di Emmanuel Bove, capolavori della narrativa primonovecentesca europea non meno dei racconti di Kafka o…
La valigia di Hermes, Poesia
Dopo l’estate
come la vela come la vela che fedele al vento strappa se stessa pur di seguirlo anche se sa che seconda comunque sarà alla nuvola che del tuono nera è il corpo irraggiungibile il lamento così è il mio pensare…
La valigia di Hermes, Narrativa
Il volo della famiglia Knitter
GUIA RISARI La famiglia Knitter era una famiglia come tante altre. C’era mamma, papà e due figli. Al totale si doveva aggiungere un cane e un gatto. E un canarino. Non bisognava dimenticare il canarino perché era stato lui a…
La valigia di Hermes, Poesia
Tre liriche saffiche
DANIEL ARANJO PROSA ASSUNTA SUL MOTIVO ma tu parli ed io non ti sento più, io ti guardo ma tu parli e nella folla rumorosa, improvvisamente silenziosa non vedo altro che il tuo dialetto melodico e nasale scendere e salire…