Anonymous Constellation (Costellazione anonima) (Xenos dual-language editions (Italian-English)) [Paperback]

Sonia Raiziss (Author)

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"Anonymous Constellation is a book worthy of many readers... The poems intensify as one reads along... In all his existential sorrow, De Palchi wishes to reach beyond himself to a greater understanding and humanity as he feels himself reeling in a vast universe, a mystery even to himself, an Anonymous Constellation." -- Small Press Review, June-July 1997

And What You Consider A Heart
At The Changing Of The Ages
The Christian Thing
The Circle Of Pink
The Clamor
The Collapsed Dam
The Contraption
Count Me Out
Don't Profane
Everywhere Dust
Finding One Life
Gigantic Steel Rods
Give Up Halfway Measures
The Gloom Of The Tree
The Heart's Sill Paradoxical Events
How Can We Swallow History
I Am
I Think Of The Ways
I Wish To List
Imagine A Total Shipwreck
In The Basement Of Glass Buildings
In Times Squares
Innocuous History Teaches Nothing
The Insect-eating Fire
It's That I Blank Out
The Meaning
A Metallic Racket
Nothing Certain
The Relentless Shove Of The Sea
A Safe Return To Where The First Seed
The Snow At The Door
Snow Drifts
The Swarming Beach
The Terror Of Being There
That Resolve
Then Why Regret
They Shot A Black Man
This Is The News
This Is What I Mean
This Snow Pushed Me Back
To Claim My Voice
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Total Destruction
Trees And Benches
What Patience It Takes
Who Me, Ashamed?
The World's A Flash
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

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Alfredo de Palchi is a highly regarded poet living in New York. Writing in his native Italian, he has been translated into crisp and vibrant English by his longtime friend and fellow poet, the late Sonia Raiziss. The poet James Dickey said of De Palchi: "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."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Xenos Books; Bilingual (Italian/English) edition (April 14, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187937823X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879378230
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,357,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Simple Reading with English translation, May 28, 2009

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This review is from: Anonymous Constellation (Costellazione anonima) (Xenos dual-language editions (Italian-English)) (Paperback)

The reading is simple, the poems are very short, and they are easily understod. The poetry is unusual. It is not flowery and lovely. It is a nice change from the usual dual-languae poetry books, although I love them all. This book of poetry is good because I can read one short poem at night before bed within a few minutes and spend several minutes or longer pondering it. I like it and recommend it to all italian language students.