DAY LASTS FOREVER: SELECTED POEMS

Mario dell'Arco

ISBN 10: 1954218273 / ISBN 13: 9781954218277

Published by World Poetry, 2024

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Synopsis:

The first English-language collection of post-war poet Mario dell’Arco, the most significant voice in modern Roman dialect poetry after Belli and Trilussa.

Dell’Arco (1905–1996) wrote concise, epigrammatic poems about personal loss and everyday astonishment. His stance was skeptical and bittersweet, yet infused with a sense of epiphany at every turn. Deeply influenced by Martial, Horace and the poets of the Greek anthology, he published roughly 60 collections of Romanesco verse in a career which spanned half a century. His subjects included cats, wine, and of course his beloved native city of Rome. His work is colored by the death of his infant son, about whom he wrote often and movingly. Critically acclaimed in his lifetime—Pier Paolo Pasolini was an early admirer—his work has never before been available to a general readership in English.

About the Author: Mario dell'Arco, the pen name of Mario Fagiolo (Rome, 1905-1996) was the most significant Romanesco poet of the latter half of the twentieth century. An architect by profession, he abandoned architecture for poetry after World War II. He published nearly 60 books and chapbooks of poetry in his lifetime. His work is marked by its bittersweet, almost jaded stance, a hallmark of the Roman attitude towards life (and death).

Bibliographic Details

Title: DAY LASTS FOREVER: SELECTED POEMS
Publisher: World Poetry
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket