Tag Archives: Italian poetess Ada Negri
Il Vento Posted by Serena on Feb 22, 2018
Outside there’s a strong wind howling and whirling the snow around. According to the news, this wind comes from Siberia and is called ‘burian’. They say that it will bring even colder temperatures in the next few days. Inspired by the weather, I searched the Internet for a poem describing the wind, and finally found…
Tenue Sole di Marzo Posted by Geoff on Mar 20, 2017
The Italian word primavera has interesting and ancient origins. It’s composed of the two terms: ‘prima‘ (before, or first) and ‘vera‘, which has its roots in the sanscrit word vas-, meaning ‘ardere‘ (to burn) or ‘splendere‘ (to shine), and by extension also ‘l’estate‘ (the summer). ‘Prima-vera‘ therefore is ‘la stagione prima dell’estate‘ (the season before…
Piove di Ada Negri Posted by Serena on Nov 27, 2012
Poet and writer, Ada Negri was born in Lodi (Lombardia) in 1870. Her father, a coachman, died when she was only one year old, and her mother worked as a weaver in a factory. Ada recounts in her autobiography “Stella Mattutina” (Morning Star), published in 1921, how she spent many years of her lonely childhood…