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Milo De Angelis

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Original language

Now the order has broken down

Now the order has broken down, now
you come close to the room and stay
naked the whole summer, your hand
endlessly turning the handle.

© Translation: 2005, Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart

Now the order has broken down

Ora si è spezzato l’ordine, ora
ti avvicini alla stanza e resti
nuda per tutta l’estate, con la mano
che gira all’infinito la maniglia.

© 2005, Milo De Angelis
From: Tema dell\'addio
Publisher: Mondadori, Milan

Milo De Angelis

Milo De Angelis

Milo De Angelis was born in Milan where he currently lives and works.
De Angelis made his debut at the very young age of 25 with the collection Somiglianze (Resemblances), which was destined to mark a turning point in contemporary Italian poetry because it hovered between philosophical argument inspired by Heideggerian existentialism and intimate, almost confessional, reflection. For this reaso...

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Now the order has broken down

Now the order has broken down, now
you come close to the room and stay
naked the whole summer, your hand
endlessly turning the handle.

© 2005, Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart
From: Tema dell\'addio

Now the order has broken down

Now the order has broken down, now
you come close to the room and stay
naked the whole summer, your hand
endlessly turning the handle.

© 2005, Patrizio Ceccagnoli and Susan Stewart

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