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THE REVIEW
The Unpoetic Mafioso - 105 Poets for Legality
In memory of Angelo Vassallo and the thousands of our fellow citizens who defended everyone's freedom with the culture of responsibility at the cost of their lives. Edited by Gianmario Lucini - CFR Editions
I present to you an anthology of poems, drawing essential cues from current events: they speak of mafia, the unpoetic par excellence. Poetry will not be possible where the mafia dominates the masses and with them, the consciences; current events alone will not be enough to awaken consciences: ... news lasts three days, well-made art lasts forever...
Very well-known and almost unknown poets adhere to the project spontaneously, as they say, putting in... their writings. These are poems not to die "inside"; they often have roots in the South, which cries its pain, now increasingly "forgotten".
For everyone, I report the opening lines of Paolo Lezziero's work:
The mafia does not love poetry. Poetry does not love weapons. Poetry does not love violence. The mafia does not love...
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L'impoetico mafioso is an anthology of 105 poems dedicated to opposing mafia influence through poetry. Edited by Gianmario Lucini, it honors Angelo Vassallo and those who fought for freedom. The collection presents voices deeply rooted in southern Italy's pain and emphasizes the lasting power of art over fleeting news. Poets, both famous and lesser-known, contribute spontaneously to awaken social conscience.
