Overview
This bilingual collection of Aldo Vianello's poems draws on early translations by Richard Burns from Vianello's Time of a Flower (1968), with new versions by Peter Jay and Linda Lappin of poems from his later books. Vianello's exceptional lyric gift and his striking imagery shine through poems about many aspects of the human and natural conditions. Aldo Vianello was born in 1937 in Pellestrina, a fishing village in the Venetian lagoon. He has continued to live and write in Venice, the inspiration for many of his poems, and has published nineteen books. Richard Burns (Berengarten) lived in Venice from 1964-6. He is the author of many books of poetry and lives in Cambridge. Peter Jay founded Anvil Press in 1968. He has translated a variety of ancient and modern poets. Linda Lappin is an American writer and translator who holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. She has lived in Italy since 1978.Author Biography
Aldo Vianello was born in 1937 in Pellestrina, a fishing village in the Venetian lagoon. He has continued to live and write in Venice. He has published more than twenty books of prose and poetry. Richard Burns, born in 1943, is a distinguished poet who lived in Venice from 1964-6. He is the author of many books of poetry and lives in Cambridge, where he teaches and writes. He founded the Cambridge Poetry Festival. Peter Jay is a poet who has translated a variety of ancient and modern poets, including Nerval, Pilinszky, Blandiana and Stanescu. He edited The Greek Anthology (Penguin, 1973). He is the editorial director of Anvil Press. Linda Lappin is an American poet, novelist and translator who holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa. She has lived in Italy for more than twenty years, writing and translating fiction.
