"My poet", Antonio Lonardo, and I presented Il Profumo del Pensiero, the collection of poetry which he wrote and I translated, to a full conference room at Modica's Palazzo della Cultura last night. Prof. Domenico Pisana, President of the Caffè Letterario Salvatore Quasimodo, chaired the occasion, whilst prof. Uccio Di Maggio introduced the poems and commented on the translations. The poems were read in Italian by the actor-director Giorgio Sparacino of Ragusa's Teatro Utopia, and in English by myself. Prof.ssa Ausilia Pluchino played classical piano music in the intervals between poetry cycles and the young soprano Chiara Notarnicola sang for us.
Left to right: Prof. Uccio Di Maggio, prof. Domenico Pisana, prof. Antonio Lonardo.
Giorgio Sparacino reading the poems.
Me being presented with the Caffè Letterario Salvatore Quasimodo medal.
The medal means more to me than I can say, for it denotes acceptance into the cultural life of Modica.
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What a fab evening you must of had...and to receive the wonderful medal too!! :-) xx
Congratulations Welshcakes. That is a great honour and I am sure you were thrilled by it.
Brava, brava e tanti complimenti, Welshcakes
Congratulations on your medal! It sounds like a wonderful evening all around!
Congratulations Welshcakes. Well deserved!
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Thanks, Anne. It was great. Thanks, jmb. I do feel honoured. Grazie, cara Sally. Thank you, Emily and welcome to my blog. Thank you, jams.
Congratulations on receiving the medal, it is well deserved :-)
Applause, applause to you. What a wonderful honor for someone who loves Sicily the way you do.
Thanks, Cherie and Flutterby. I keep looking at the medal!
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