Poetry. In ADDICTIVE AVERSIONS we encounter the life-force of sex, expressed in the individual body of the poet, but just as blind, asocial and irresistible, hence the title. Alfredo de Palchi is both tough and imaginative. He is absolutely uncompromising, and his poems are painful and exalting to read. One does not come away from his stark and terrible and hilarious work untouched. James Dickey [De Palchi's poetry] casts a revealing light on the dubious existential foundations of all mankind...these disturbing poems cumulate into a redoubtable wisdom -- The Antioch Review. Translated from the Italian by Sonia Raiziss and others.
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"...existential rage with sensuous imagery. Nature's bounty blooms forth in sticky, succulent contrast to the abstracted wit of a sardonic mind... A resonant aspiration... admirable for its lack of sentimentality... a book worthy of many readers." -- Daniela Gioseffi, American Book Review
"Not for the fainthearted, this is a powerful and original volume of poems." -- Priscilla Whitmore, Library Journal
"[De Palchi's poetry] casts a revealing light on the dubious existential foundations of all mankind...these disturbing poems cumulate into a redoubtable wisdom..." -- John Taylor, The Antioch Review
These are poems that must be savored and read many times in both languages. -- Prof. Kenneth Scambray, University of La Vern, CA
"Not for the fainthearted, this is a powerful and original volume of poems." -- Priscilla Whitmore, Library Journal
"[De Palchi's poetry] casts a revealing light on the dubious existential foundations of all mankind...these disturbing poems cumulate into a redoubtable wisdom..." -- John Taylor, The Antioch Review
These are poems that must be savored and read many times in both languages. -- Prof. Kenneth Scambray, University of La Vern, CA
Language Notes
Text: English, Italian (translation)
Original Language: Italian
Original Language: Italian
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