Women
of the marsh,
creatures
of the descending
shore
Continue your
murmuring
closed up
in small
wells
of
ardor
Donne
della palude
creature
della riva
scosces
continuate
a mormorare
chiuse
in piccoli
pozzi
d’ardore
~ Annelisa Addolorato
Annelisa Addolorato is an Italian writer and Hispanist. Having grown up living in both Italy and Spain, she writes both in Italian and Spanish. Her bilingual poetry books include: Mariposas y falenas – Farfalle e falene (Endymion, Madrid 2004) and La palabra ‘lasca’ o la reconstrucción de Pompeya – La parola ‘lasca’ o la ricostruzione di Pompei (Amargord, Madrid 2008). She has given poetry readings in Italy, Spain, Israel, and Venezuela. Her poetical works and her poetry videos are available in several anthologies both in print and online in Italian, Spanish, English, Arabic, and German. She teaches at the Universities of Milan and Pavia.
Her work is translated into English by Bill Wolak and Maria Bennett.
