{"product_id":"the-living-theatre","title":"The Living Theatre","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2018 Northern California Book Award for Poetry Translation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this first US publication of celebrated Italian poet Bianca Tarozzi, narrative poems (presented bilingually in both English and the original Italian) carry us through the poet’s childhood memories of World War II under Mussolini, harsh post-war conditions, and mid-century changes that transformed Italian life, specifically for women. A unique figure in contemporary Italian poetry, Tarozzi draws significant influence from acclaimed American poets—Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, and James Merrill—interweaving powerful subjects with humor and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eAfter\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAfter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eyou have packed the suitcase, shut off the gas,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eturned all the lights out, locked the door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand the courtyard entrance,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewhen you lean against a wall, afraid of falling,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand wait, expecting the vehicle,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ethe means that will transport you\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003efar away,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewhen the sky sails clear,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eblue, and annihilation above the overpass,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand you have no past or future,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ein that empty moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003epoetry pitches its tent.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Living Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eThis introduction to Bianca Tarozzi\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es always beautifully crafted lyrics—sometimes enigmatic narratives, sometimes mystical \u003cem\u003eapercus—\u003c\/em\u003eis a real gift to American readers who don\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003et already know the writer\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es work. Her \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e have been elegantly translated by Jeanne Foster and Alan Williamson, who also provide illuminating introductions. The \u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003eliving theatre\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e of Tarozzi\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es art (to use a phrase of her own) will engage and even enthrall those new to it while delighting those long hoping to see the original Italian texts in English.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sandra M. Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eHow satisfying at long last to have this collection in English of selected poems by one of my long-standing favorite Italian poets! Due to Jeanne Foster\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es and Alan Williamson\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es thoughtful and heartfelt Introduction, and especially to their finely wrought versions of Tarozzi's \u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003epoem-stories,\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e a whole new readership will be able to discover a voice that resonates with memories, inquiries, emotions, and deep poetic intelligence.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rebecca West\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublication Date: November 14, 2017\u003cbr\u003eISBN:\u003cstrong\u003e 978-1-942683-51-3\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd. 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33015660553,"sku":"9781942683513","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/Living_Theatre_Final.jpg?v=1527683596","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/the-living-theatre","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}