Eros and polis
Subtitle: of that time when I was God in my belly =  Eros e polis : di quella volta che sono stata Dio nella mia pianca
By: Claudia Zironi
Contributors: Zironi, Claudia, 1964-; Zironi, Claudia, 1964-; Di Pasquale, Emanuel, 1943- translator; Cini, Alberto, 1960- illustrator
Publisher: Xenos Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Las Cruces, NM
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781879378995
Other titles: Eros e polis
Description: "A bilingual Italian-English collection of 62 short poems by Claudia Zironi, translated by Emanuel Di Pasquale, with a preface by John Taylor, and 7 ink drawings as illustrations by Alberto Cini (b. Bologna, 1960). The poems are mostly erotic, ironic and bitter-sweet recollections of past lovers, written in a high literary style."--
Table of contents: title: Ai piacevoli amanti / To delightful lovers; title: Guarda lassu i ragazzi / Look at the boys up there; title: La burla degli anni '70 / The hoax of the '70s; title: Piu forte / Harder; title: Un piccolo ringraziamento / A small thank you; title: Non sei abbastanza bella, cara / You are not beautiful enough, dear; title: 50 sfumature di rosso / 50 shades of red; title: Ripensando a otmar / Recalling Otmar; title: Senza nome / Nameless; title: Quartine di conoscenza / Knowledge quatrains; title: Al marito / To the husband; title: 31 dicembre 1999 / 31 December 1999; title: Come loro / Like them; title: Sara regina / She will be queen; title: Conseguenti dimenticanze della distrazione amorosa / Consequent oversights from amorous distractions; title: Echi di ossa contorte nel bosco / Echoes of twisted bones in the woods; title: Chiudiamo gli occhi / Let's close our eyes; title: La gioia / The joy; title: Di quando m'innamorai / Of when I fell in love; title: Inabitabile / Uninhabitable; title: Novembre, forse martedi / November, perhaps Tuesday; title: La birra / The beer; title: And so on / And so on; title: L'attesa / The wait; title: Deprivazione sensoriale / Sensuous deprivation; title: Il giorno prima di san Valentino / The day before Saint Valentine's; title: La scatola del "trovarobe" / The box of the "theater property man"; title: Degli incontri d'autunno / Of autumnal encounters; title: Il cuculo / The peek-a-boo ("cuckold"); title: Fantasie improbabili / Improbable fantasies; title: Senza gelosia / Without jealousy; title: Ipocrita / Hypocrite; title: Amori clandestini / Clandestine loves; title: Sorrisi / Smiles; title: Va tutto bene / All is well; title: Grande / Huge; title: Specchi / Mirrors; title: La colpa e del sogno / It's the dream's fault; title: Primo binario / Main track; title: Una piccola icona datata / A small dated icon; title: Somiglianze / Resemblances; title: Ho sentito / I heard; title: Non c'e materia / There is no material; title: Era bella quella gonna / That skirt was lovely; title: Noi / We; title: Il silenzio delle donne / The silence of women; title: Battesimo di gemelli / Baptism of twins; title: Ti chiamero Xiong / I will call you Xiong; title: Amour fou / Amour fou; title: Ti potrei parlare della vita / I could tell you of life; title: Oggi / Today; title: Direttore d'orchestra / Orchestra director; title: La goccia / The drop; title: Inchiostro e carne / Ink and flesh; title: Manca qualcuno / Someone is missing; title: L'ultimo bacio / The last kiss; title: Ti sento / I feel you; title: La mosca / The fly; title: Manicure / Manicure; title: Come dice l'amore un poeta / How a poet says his love; title: Occasionalmente / Occasionally; title: So che anche tu / I know that you too.