by Gero Miceli
I don't feel myself a poet
nor a writer,
but my rough verses
like stone have the passion
and the desire to sing
for universal love and peace
against intelligent bombs
and needless armament
of war lords
confiding on those who hope
to bring change to this earth.
CANTILENA DI LA PACI (original version in sicilian language)
Nun mi sentu un pueta
e mancu scritturi,
lu me versu grezzu
petra havi però l’arduri
tanta voglia di cantari
paci e amuri universali
contro bummi ntilliggenti
e li nutili armamenti
di li signura di la 'uerra
cunfidannu ni cui spera
di canciari chista Terra.
CANTILENA DELLA PACE (italian translation)
Non mi sento un poeta / e nemmeno scrittore, / il mio verso grezzo/ pietra ha però l’ardore/ tanta voglia di cantare / pace e amore universale / contro bombe intelligenti / e gl’inutili armamenti / dei signori della guerra / confidando in chi spera / di cambiare questa Terra. //
(english translation by: G.Miceli)
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Gero Miceli was born in Agrigento in 1985 and resides in the small town of Grotte., He's Academician of "Il Convivio", member for Italy of the World Poets Society, Provincial Delegate of Agrigento for ANAPS (National Association of Artists Writers Poets) judge for literary prizes, volunteer of the Italian Corps Rescue of the Order of Malta., His poems have been published in various literary magazines and in several Italian and foreign anthologies. He is one of the authors who writes in Sicilian, chosen for the project LIReS (Language of Identity Research and Development) 2007/2008, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the University and Research Office of Education-Region of Sicily ., He has published Kori (Medinova, 2006) and donated the proceeds to a UNICEF project., The book (III Award "Ignazio Buttitta" Favara (AG) and the Merit "XXXIII International Award of Marineo City") has received favorable opinions from the public and critics., Two of his poems have become songs: in 2007, "Vampiru" (Vampire) was made a song by singer-songwriter Marco Bartolo and in 2010 the religious poem "Sittanta voti setti” (Seventy times seven) was recorded by singer Sal Marchese, who has recorded a CD limited-edition of which the first copy was donated to the Holy Father Benedict XVI., Gero Miceli is currently the program host "A poet at the week" for the Italian radio program in Belgium called "Musica e parole" on Radio Si., Important authors and critics have appreciated the poetry of Miceli, including: Alessandro Quasimodo, Alda Merini, Davide Rondoni, Ignazio D. Buttitta, Giorgio Barberi Squarotti and Marco Scalabrino.
Last updated September 04, 2015