Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy (Italian Poetry in Translation Book 2)

in self-awareness with Luna nove [New

Moon], 1949, Stamme a sentì [Listen to Me],

1 9 5 3 , Lu pijiatore de feste [The Feast

Organizer], 1965 and Fenestre aperte [Open

Windows, 1966. Autobiographical

confessions and ethical-social motivations

combine in his inspiration, always running

on the edge of popular inventiveness

supported by a rather cultured style.

In the last thirty years many have

continued the search for the word as inner

exploration and lyric confession, essentially

freed from traditional conditionings and

therefore well established on avant-garde

positions, so to speak, in keeping with the

most advanced experiences taking place in

all the regions of Italy. We regret, frankly,

having to reserve only a brief mention for

poets such as Walter Cianciusi (born in Cori,