Fist of Sun [Paperback]

Ferruccio Brugnaro was born in Mestre, Italy in 1936. He worked for more than 30 years—most of his adult life—in the giant complex of chemical factories in the Porto Marghera district of Venice. By turns tender, loving, angry, satiric, these are passionate poems that grab you by the collar by Italy's best-known working-class poet—skillfully crafted, clear, and filled with powerful images.

Ferruccio Brugnaro was born in Mestre, Italy in 1936. He worked for more than 30 years—most of his adult life—in the giant complex of chemical factories in the Porto Marghera district of Venice. By turns tender, loving, angry, satiric, these are passionate poems that grab you by the collar by Italy's best-known working-class poet—skillfully crafted, clear, and filled with powerful images.

Ferruccio Brugnaro was born in Mestre, Italy in 1936. He worked for more than 30 years—most of his adult life—in the giant complex of chemical factories in the Porto Marghera district of Venice. Known as the working class poet, he has published six collections of poetry, mostly focusing on blue-collar workers. 

Jack Hirschman has translated over twenty-five books of poetry from eight languages, and has published several volumes of his own poetry. Long recognized as an activist, he takes the free exchange of poetry and politics into the streets.

Introduction

Non dire che mi spieghi
Don't Tell Me to Explain

Ma io resto un comunista
But I Remain a Communist

I compagni prediletti
The Dearest Comrades

La Solitudine, la fame lancinante
The Loneliness, the Piercing Hunger

Venti anni dopo
Twenty Years After

Un Giorno o l'altro
One Day or Another

Il Nostro giorno
Our Time

Non mi vergogno, gridatelo dovunque
I'm Not Ashamed, Shout It Everywhere

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