Category Archives: Prose

“A Masterly Demonstration of Public Health” – César Vallejo

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

My memory of just how much took place in the Hotel Negresco in Niza is very clear. But, strange as it seems, to give an account of what happened there, is absolutely impossible for me. Countless times I’ve wanted – … Continue reading →

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“New Poetry” – Prose Fragment by Cesar Vallejo

Posted on March 12, 2011 by

The title new poetry has been granted to those verses whose lexicon includes the words: cinema, motor, horsepower, aircraft, radio, jazz-band, wireless communication, and, on the whole, to all those who give a voice to science and contemporary industry, even … Continue reading →

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Late Article by Pier Paolo Pasolini – “Is this a Military Coup D’Etat? I Know…”

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

[This prose journalism was written in Italy's "Corriere della Sera" (a major left-leaning newspaper) on 14th November 1974. Pasolini died just under a year later, on 2nd November 1975. The mystery as to the motives behind his murder, and those involved, … Continue reading →

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