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Aetnaea

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


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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