Etna Aetnaea (2025) Ink drawing by Maurizio Puglisi Translator Etna or Aetnaea is a woman In one of the many legends of Etna (or as it was called in ancient times “Aitna”) it is told that Etna was actually the daughter of Uranus and Gea; she kept the giant Enceladus, whom we talked about in the previous story, hidden under her. The tradition that identifies Etna with the feminine sphere is still common. The rich soil of Etna, in fact, is easily associated with the idea of motherhood, abundance and fertility. Furthermore, to the question “...
I've been, I'll be
Maurizio Puglisi - watercolor 2017
I have been
I have seen
avoiding the genius in favor of the convenience.
I saw the
stormy tops slammed.
Unhappy
women because without adrenaline.
The slices
in harmless poses by a
I saw who
was holding his own hand, in order to keep the others in his grasp.
And I saw, everyone judging themselves right, in the midst of the mud they had created themselves.
And I saw
finals from melodrama in operetta songs, which they liked to the female
audience.
And I saw
pride in bragging about being a traitor.
And I've
seen meetings in between, very embarrassing.
And I've seen
circumstances, too unfortunate to be true.
I saw faces
meet in the lie
And I've
seen them, of reputations.
I've seen
puppets dancing and singing.
Brilliant
recites among friends.
and
beautiful shoelaces.
And I saw
beautiful packs, full of absence.
And I saw
conversation, gossiping, judging and condemning.
I saw small
forks, almost flat spoons, good to cut your throat..
And I saw
him shorten the pleasure, for fear, of not being able to have it.
I felt
intimacy, touching the skin.
And after so
much seeing I realized that anyone anyway, is a hero of himself.
And that's enough.
- Maurizio Puglisi
2017
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