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Giampiero Neri
A NOTE FROM 1926
A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor’s shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.
© Translation: 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: Chelsea Editions, New York, 2009
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: Chelsea Editions, New York, 2009
UNA NOTA DEL 1926
UNA NOTA DEL 1926
Un orologio d’oro GanderWatch acquistato a Bellinzona,cinquecento franchi.
Un abito della sartoria Frigerio, duemila lire.
Il conto dell’albergo Crotto Rosa per cinque bottiglie
di champagne, cinquecento lire.
Cento fiaschi di vino comune, trecento lire.
Un etto di burro, una lira.
Vicino alla ferrovia, un grande prato con la cinta di rete
metallica era chiamato campo sportivo o solare.
Serviva anche per il tiro a segno, il tiro al piccione.
© 1976, Giampiero Neri
From: L’aspetto occidentale del vestito
Publisher: Guanda, Parma
From: L’aspetto occidentale del vestito
Publisher: Guanda, Parma
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A NOTE FROM 1926
A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor’s shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.
© 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
A NOTE FROM 1926
A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor’s shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.
© 2009, Ron Banerjee
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
From: Natural Theater. Selected Poems 1976–2009 by Giampiero Neri
Publisher: 2009, Chelsea Editions, New York
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