2009 — Odissea nello spazio

by Francesca Pellegrino

Nel mio mondo

le molliche di pane si fanno la guerra

per arrivare alla prima bocca

aperta.

E la mollica maschio

è sempre la più spietata col fucile.

Per questo quando vedo

le réclames dei biscotti

penso che la fantascienza

sia qualcosa per ricchi.

2009 — A Space Odyssey

by Francesca Pellegrino

In my world

the bread crumbs start wars

in order to get to the first open

mouth.

And the male crumb

is always the most ruthless one with the rifle.

This is why when I see

commercials with singing snacks

I am thinking science fiction is for those

with time and money to spare.

translated from Italian by Adria Bernardi

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Francesca Pellegrino was born in Taranto, where she currently lives. Her publications include Chernobylove—Il giorno dopo il vento (Kimerik 2010), Dimentico sempre di dare l’acqua ai sogni (Kimerik 2009), and Niente di personale (Samizdat 2009). A chapbook, L’Enunciato (Libraria Padovana 2008), was included in the series Donne in poesia, edited by Elisa Davoglio. She is a coordinator of the literary magazine LibrAria.

Adria Bernardi’s translations include Small Talk, a translation of poetry in the romagnole dialect by Raffaello Baldini; Siren’s Song, prose and poetry of Rinaldo Caddeo; Adventures in Africa, a work of nonfiction by Gianni Celati; and Abandoned Places, the poetry of Tonino Guerra. A collection of personal essays, Dead Meander, was recently published by Kore Press.

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