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From Mars cruel god of war
The desire to tie the corpse to the chariot
And drag it around each morning,
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Franco Buffoni is an Italian poet, translator and professor of literary criticism and comparative literature. He was born in Gallarate and lives in Rome. He won the Viareggio Prize for poetry in 2015)
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From Mars cruel god of war
From Mars cruel god of war
The desire to tie the corpse to the chariot
And drag it around each morning,
From Mercury the idea to put a stop to that
And buy the body back.
Because everything sooner or later becomes a musical
Or a collectible card or figurine
Hitler or the Fierce Saladin
Dracula the Impaler
All stripped of any awareness of suffering:
There is no voice in stones
No word that turns to flesh or blood.
(At that auction held at Bolaffi,
Those intriguing heart-shaped or 'C' postmarks
Stamped after their arrival in Florence
On two letters sent from the field to the family
Of a student volunteer at Curtatone.)
TRANSLATED BY GEOFFREY BROCK
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another poem, in Italian, from Franco Buffoni's poetry book Il profilo del Rosa (Mondadori, Milano 2000) : Vorrei parlare a questa mia foto accanto al pianoforte, Al bambino di undici anni dagli zigomi rubizzi Dire non è il caso di scaldarsi tanto Nei giochi coi cugini, Di seguirli nel bersagliare coi mattoni Le dalie dei vicini Non per divertimento Ma per sentirti davvero parte della banda. Davvero parte? Vorrei dirgli, lasciali perdere Con i loro bersagli da colpire, Tornatene tranquillo ai tuoi disegni Alle cartine da finire, Vincerai tu. Dovrai patire.
Franco Buffoni teaches comparative literature at the University of Cassino, Central Italy.
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a poem, Italian text, from Franco Buffoni's poetry book ''Noi e loro'' (Donzelli, Roma 2008) : Una lunga sfilata di monti Mi separa dai diritti Pensavo l’altro giorno osservando Il lago Maggiore e le Alpi Nel volo tra Roma e Parigi (Dove dal 1966 un single può adottare un minore) . Da Barcellona a Berlino oggi in Europa Ovunque mi sento rispettato Tranne che a Roma e Milano Dove abito e sono nato.