A. Zanzotto

Andrea Zanzotto – Rose ai pilastri / Roses on pillars

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Roses Of Heliogabalus, 1888 Roses on pillars, roses along the walls grounded in vases, roses everywhere flaming and bloody blossoms wounds over impure bosoms.Tea roses with lovely unripe edges provided with a fine, porcelain finish hedge roses, dewy roses clasped to gates and onto ancient fences Rashes of roses in the …

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Andrea Zanzotto (1921-2011)

Andrea Zanzotto was an Italian poet. He was an exponent of avant-garde, with echoes from Hermeticism and Surrealism. His poetry is about consciousness, dream and deep philosophical reflections. The language is difficult and may cause lack of communication.