Patrizia Poli
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Patrizia Poli was born in Livorno in 1961. Writer of fiction and blogger, she published seven novels.
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Margherita Musella, "Scuola di cucina... io e le altre"
I have read all of Margherita Musella’s books and I must say that this latest novel sees a darkening of her thinking that remains positive ad nauseam, full of confidence and perspective, but more as a self-imposed belief than as a real foundation. Here, fear and uncertainty about the future break out, here they come to terms with the disease. Among the writers I know and frequent I have noticed, as I age, the bite of nostalgia — as in the case of Lupi, Costanzo, Pedicini, Coremans — and a subtle, unacknowledged fear of the future, as in this case.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Humans
The Rum Punch
The writer Ermanno Volterrani — known in the Livorno area above all for his revaluation of the vernacular in collections of poems such as “My friend mullet”, but also the author of texts in Italian, among which the moving account of the events experienced by his father during the war in Albania stands out — presents the fictionalized biography of Gastone Biondi.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Feast
Massimiliano Nuzzolo, "La felicità è facile"
A good writer is like an actor, he interprets, he doesn’t necessarily give you his vision, he identifies with the characters even when they think in the opposite way. And Massimiliano Nuzzolo is a good writer, his stories have a precise and studied language, “supervised” as they say, of great effect, and also have a good framework and original arguments. “Happiness is easy” is a collection that reconciles with the genre of the short story, set aside in recent years, or used as an expedient by those who cannot express themselves with a wider breath. Here, however, there is content — even messages conveyed in a subliminal way — there is a structured and harmonious development of the plot, and finally, there is a caustic and fun but also lyrical style.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Humans
Gordiano Lupi, "Yoani Sanchez, in attesa della primavera"
For those used to living in a free country without even realizing it, reading “Waiting for Spring”, the book that Gordiano Lupi dedicates to Cuban blogger Yoani Sànchez, is like taking a punch in the stomach, a punch that does not withdraw after the Sag, but it sticks to give you a taste of gall and bile in your mouth. But let’s go in order.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Humans
Marina Plasmati, "Il viaggio dolce"
“It was as if he had the world inside his heart, not in front of his eyes” “The sweet journey” is what the protagonist of the novel by Marina Plasmati is about to make shortly thereafter, fatal and final. The protagonist is always “the guest of honor”, a shy person who stays closed in the room without disturbing, speaking softly, with mild kindness. But we know very well who he is, even if he is never mentioned, it is Giacomo Leopardi, and this beautiful novel is almost a prose version of his immortal poems.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Humans
Turning Weaknesses into Strenghts
Turning weaknesses into strengths is what I urge you to do, and that’s what I’m doing with these posts, or rather, these random thoughts foisted as scientific truths. You know Mina and the late Battisti who never showed up for their own reasons? Well, the more they were hidden, the more their cachet increased. Now, I’m neither Mina nor Battisti, I also have a tin ear, but I think that, maybe, being holed up, communicating only through a blog, can help me build a “mysterious and intriguing” character capable of dazzling readers. Yes … yes, right. In the meantime, I try, because it is the only thing I can do. Do it too, transform your shyness into reserve, your fear into modesty, your silence into grace, into sensitivity, into intuition. Outside there are many noises and you, on the other hand, gather in the center of yourself to listen to the music of the heart. (Violins in the background.)
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Confessions
Francesco Grasso, "Come un brivido nel mare"
“The Sevastopol lighthouse shines far to the north. The coast is rocky, scattered with small rocks at the water’s edge that resemble cut-off candles. On some of these I see tiny flames: lanterns of fishermen looking for crabs, I guess. The sky is clear. A crescent moon shines in the west. Baby waves crash softly against the hull. There is a smell of seagulls and salt. “
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Education
Otello Chelli, "Gente della Venezia"
Legend has it that Otello Chelli, born in 1933, learned to read sitting next to newspaper posters. Genuine self-taught, he writes in a language where every word is literary and imbued with pathos, but he makes errors and typos that “Il Tirreno” — from which the ebook “People of Venice district” can be downloaded — has not corrected precisely because the material of this singer of the most intense labronicity must remain what it is, raw and shiny like a freshly extracted diamond, stately and popular at the same time.
By Patrizia Poli3 years ago in Humans
