Iolanda Leotta

Iolanda Leotta

Iolanda Leotta, poetess and storyteller, was born in Rocca di Neto (Kr), Italy, on April 23, 1969. She holds a degree in Sciences of Linguistic Mediation. Cultural Mediator. She has poetic vein since she was a child, she has always felt the need to transfer on a piece of paper her feelings and emotions when she feels the inspiration. Recently, her poetry book “L’esploratrice dei sentimenti e dei valori umani” has been published in Italy, by Aletti editor and literary critic. The book was  presented at “The Federiciano International Poetry Festival”, the testimonial of the public event was Alessandro Quasimodo, son of Salvatore Quasimodo, Nobel Prize of literature, who read a poem from her book, titled "Sentimento"; the interview was conduced by Caterina Aletti, journalist. Her poems are found in literary anthologies of National and International Competitions:-"Premio Europa Cultura 1988" for the singularity and expressive particularity of her poems, with official godmother of the event Nicoletta Orsomando television announcer of RAI TV. Anthology of The 3rd  International Literary Prize "Maria Cumani Quasimodo" poetess and dancer, wife of the Nobel Prize winner S. Quasimodo, with the poem "Dòmino", preface by Alessandro Quasimodo. Anthology of the 5th  and 6th International Prize Salvatore Quasimodo with the poem "Risurrezione" and “Ricamo del destino”. Antologhy 20th International Poetry Competition Habere Artem, with the poem "Pazzi d'amore", preface by Cosimo Damiano Damato, Italian playwright, screenwriter and director. Cultural Initiative with 4 poems selected by the publishing house Aletti: “Alessandro Quasimodo reads Iolanda Leotta” and "Alessandro Quasimodo reads Contemporary Italian Poets" published on Youtube with the video poem "Solitudine”;  “La Fortuna”; “Fantasmi”; “L’Inganno”; “La Libertà”. She’s got “Diploma of merit” to CET School authors of Mogol, lyricist and record producer. Masterclasses with F. Gazzè, author; G. Anastasi, singer and songwriter; D. Rondoni, playwright; Mogol, lirycist and record producer. Recentely, she was published in “Lothlorien Poetry Journal”; “The Writers and Readers Magazine”; “Pine Cone Review”; “The Quiver Review”; “OPA Anthology”; “Lipi Magazine”; Litterateur Rw.

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Digital Art: Claudio Parentela

Born in Catanzaro (1962-Italy) where he lives and works, Claudio Parentela is an illustrator, painter, digital painter, photographer, mail artist, cartoonist, collagist, textile artist, freelance journalist, tarologist,... Active since many years in the international contemporary art scene.

"… my art is Freaky,stylish,anarchic,colorful, raw and dreamy, romantic,linear,
twisted..." so he says abot his art, "it’s contemporary with a touch ,sometimes
smooth other strong, weird, anarchic, schizophrenic… as me…"

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Setu, August 2020

Juljana Mehmeti (Albania-Italy)

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Juljana Mehmeti was born in the city of Durres, in Albania.
Since she was a child she became fond about literature and writing, especially poetry, a genre that in the following years will turn into a real life motive, a way to better express her ideas, her thoughts, her visions and metaphysics , her point of view according to her consciousness but also improving the awareness of the same suggestion that surrounds the human world. The first book “Soft – Poems” published in Italian language attracted the attention of publishers and Italian literary criticism, not only for its particular style, but also for new words, the language used, the philosophical message and the currents present in her poems that go from Hermetism to Surrealism. The second book comes from the field of translation entitled “Vramendje” – (Rimugino “) of the Italian author Alessandro Ferrucci Marcucci Pinoli, which will constitute the first experience in this field, but will also strengthen his long-standing conviction, to know and translate in his language, many popular Italian authors.. The collection of poems “Oltrepassare” is her new book, which presents itself with the new tendencies of Albanian literature, postmodernism and universal consciousness, from experimental currents to absurdity.
She currently lives and works in Ancona, Italy.

1- Unexplored areas

Fallen chasms to the ravines of soul
scary up to the darkness,
Swirl dimming the past nightmare
strangled furiously, like in wasteland.

Cold Ices surround the ocean
and poles freezing in coldness
reflection of the image of mute shadows
of the long-ago ego
shivering to the being of infancy.

Invisible hands are extended in the fog
equilibriums of universe superpose
refracted reflexes of a light which is invisible
to the darkened eclipses of the sun.

The drowsy retina of life
awakened from slamming of dusty wings
of the lone triumph phoenix
reborn in new ribbons of life
in the unexplored areas of the sky.


2- White wings

The dusk hands are extended
to the soul during the deep night
dressed with nightmare
covered with misery
undressed to the life
reflection of long awaiting
upraised
and hanging to the twilight frames.

The pale reflex slowly touches my shadows..
wrapped with arms of desires
of the white wings
the flight halted at dusk intersections
bitter feelings
questing for eruption
of different fragrances
with the taste of freedom.

Locked in a sky of dreams,
where the distant migration commences
broken chasms
to the peak of feeling
hidden to myself,
silent,
there where the rainbows are born.

I am the light,
with thousands grey particles,
I wake up the tomorrow
from the cold labyrinths
in dark alcoves.

3- Vision

Lingering…,
amid the hanging thoughts

Outstretched,
up to the farthest edges
Covered …
by a thread of impossibility,
of the reason,
which clenches teeth like pincers.
humble …
with the view to the waterfalls of the wasted tears…
to the dry oasis,
mirazh mirage …
of deserted soul
among the waves…,
with the hair drawn to the face
sad weeping willows
over the lakes of the empty soul,
scattering drowned desires
to your assorted scent…

You will remain a vision,
Star that shines in the skies
I am clasped with my nails
to your shine among the waves
and you …
to my sea,
to reach the azure.

Setu, July 2019

Annamaria Pecoraro (Italy)

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Annamaria Pecoraro ( Italy)

Annamaria Pecoraro in art DULCINEA, born in 1981, is a pharmacist, poetess, writer, speaker and freelance journalist since 2014. Author of the book “Le rime del cuore attraverso i passi dell’anima” - The Heart’s rime through the Steps of the Soul (Lettere Animate, 2012) and “Dalla cenere al volo (From ash on the fly) – Augh Edizioni 2016. She has edited the column of creative writing and poetry for the magazine "Domus Aurea Magazine". She collaborates with "Toscana Musiche" and with the magazine "My journal.org" and is a member of the readers' committee of "Aphorism". She is artistic director of cultural events, juror and jury president in poetry competitions. She received national and international mentions. Her works have been translated into English and Spanish. She is coauthor of texts of songs protected in Siae. She has edited forewords and reviews for various authors and poetic anthologies. From June 2013 he is present in the association GAI (Young Italian Artists) circuit. She is director of "Progressive Delusions ... Music Beyond Words", a project of information and cultural promotion. She is a founding member and president of the "Nuovi Occhi sul Mugello" Cultural Artistic Association.

Steps

Steps,

slow steps,

Vague steps,

Flying steps,

looking for reassuring glances.

Eyes full of emotion,

and warm tender light.

Hands,

smiles,

games.

Tense steps,

 uncertain steps,

threatening steps,

elegant and diplomatic steps.

First steps,

Last steps,

firm and incessant.

Step by step,

small steps,

big steps

that trace our path.

Steps …

Summer (Stay you here)

Stay you here

savoring love

immortals frames

of memory.

Breezes in the morning

imbued with hopes

between barges of lives

broken and united

by agitating wire

in the mysterious sea.

Stay you here

between bikinis and shreds

in tsunamis that shake

throwing the keys into the abyss.

Season of love at first sight

and carefree thoughts.

Summer (Stay you here)

between majestic sails

on rusted sterns,

friendly and enemy guides

under an overcast sky

of earthly stars.

"A" LETTER

Love, Friendship, Soul

I’m strugging

with peaceful chords

and then I’ll include moments

always armed

and definitely loving.

Ancient art:

Love,

Friendship.

Drawing soul,

Hearts

On…  and on!

Gasping for breath,

recruiting,

relying on

instead of losing your heart.

Oh my soul!

Arduous actions again,

you venture

just getting rough instants.

On… and go on!

Embracing one another.

Stars warning,

standing angels,

are waiting for dawns

and taste arts eager for them.

Others assiduously sleeping

So I’m opening arches

Let’s go! .. Just let’s go!

I’m adding boards

shaking other  Hearts.

Setu, November 2018

Author Lidia Chiarelli

Lidia Chiarelli was born and raised in Turin (Italy), where in 2007, she founded, with Aeronwy Thomas, the Art-literary Movement: Immagine & Poesia.

Lidia’s passion for creative writing has motivated her to write poetry and she has become an award winning poet since 2011.

Her writing has been translated into different languages and published in Poetry Reviews and on web-sites in Italy, Great Britain, USA, Israel, Romania, France, South Korea, India, Vietnam.

Her debut poems collection “Immagine & Poesia – The Movement in Progress” was published in New York by Cross-Cultural Communications (August 2013).

“Sunset in a cup” (Edizioni Esordienti E-book,Torino, 2017) is  her second poems collection.

After visiting the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2010, Lidia was inspired to create installations similar to Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree, hanging poems and original art cards on the trees.  Lidia Chiarelli’s “Poetry&Art Trees” thus began to appear in different exhibitions in Italy and abroad.

Web: http://lidiachiarelli.jimdo.com/

Contact: immagine.poesia@gmail.com

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