gulp/gasp

by Serena Piccoli

Overview

A poetry book by the Italian writer Serena Piccoli. Temporally composed between 2019-2022, punctuated with socio-political, cultural and linguistic shifts, and wry wordplay, gulp\gasp navigates the complexities within Italy, the British Isles, Zanzibar, and Europe, journalistically drawing on interviews, reports, photographs, essays and articles. Though formally witty, playful and punningly provocative, each piece packs a hard punch; and as such, serves as a powerful tool for raising awareness. Adeena Karasick - poet, professor and essayist. Praise for the book: "Serena Piccoli's poetry is a hammer seeking to beat imperialist swords into ploughshares. Her harvest? A human compassion that crosses lines of gender, nation, and socioeconomic class. A reminder that the world is ours if we grow in peace and justice. Her poems cut with an incisive wit - - each line a blade separating the wheat from the chaff - - the truth from the bullshit excreted from the mouths of the powerful. Women, the exploited, the persecuted ethnic minorities, those affected by environmental destruction and imperialism, these are the people she values - - these are the people she stands with." David Romero, poet and performer "Piccoli's poetry kicks ass and stomachs" Gabor Gyukics, poet and Hungarian Beat Poet Laureate "Serena's poetry is a slap of light. Her poetry is refined, intense, generous, it is inside our world, a world that fights for freedom, that cannot stand self-righteous moralisms, a greedy world that is going towards its catastrophe. Her words have a smiling voice, they cause restorative insomnia in those who are indifferent." Sandro Sardella, poet and painter "Her overflowing creativity, her commitment to social justice, her subtle irony and bitterness along with her imaginary poetic visions are all present in her poems. Her message is urgent and brave. She is a voice of this world, a voice that attracts our attention on social and political issues that we all must face. The poem "we're the best\fuck the rest" is bold and daring. We should all listen to what Serena screams. Beyond all this commitment lies a delicate and pure soul that moves the reader." Ani Bradea, poet and journalist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798986942100
Publisher:	Moria Books
Publication date:	09/09/2022
Pages:	82
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Serena Piccoli is an Italian poet, playwright, photographer, and artistic director. She writes both in Italian and English about contemporary political and social issues with a touch of irony. Her previous chapbook, silviotrump, was published by Locofo Chaps (USA). Her poems and plays are featured in anthologies and magazines in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, Italy and Romania. Her plays have been successfully staged throughout Italy. She is invited to festivals all over the world. Her photographs have been featured in magazines and art galleries all over the world. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the International Poetry and Sister Arts Festival in Cesena (Italy) along with Giorgia Monti. She holds a column of Italian contemporary poetry in the historical and most prominent cultural magazine in Romania, Tribuna. She is the co-founder (with Giorgia Monti) of the Association Lestordite which aims to spread poetry (Italy). She is the Italian translator of poet and professor Adeena Karasick along with Pina Piccolo. She has also translated African women poets into Italian. She is the co-founder of La Betonica Theatre Company (Padova, Italy) along with Alberto Moni. She enjoys writing collaborative poems with William Allegrezza. She holds two bachelor degrees (one as an interpreter and translator, Padova, Italy; one in Performing arts, top grade cum laude, Ferrara, Italy) and one master degree in Theatre and Performing Arts, top grade, IUAV University of Venice. She loves nature, friendship, the sea and all the arts. She enjoys good food, wine, chocolate, summer, cycling, swimming and travelling. She can't stand social injustice. www.serenapiccoli.com