by Menotti Lerro
If we understood that we are sand
we would firmly shut the windows and the doors
in order to avoid being dismembered by the wind.
Then we would roll around on the beach
on sunny days
in order to patch the holes in the body;
we would happily merge into every container
in order to steal its shape and its smells.
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Menotti Lerro (22 February 1980) is an Italian poet, writer, playwright, librettist and academic, born in Omignano, Salerno. His work explores matters of social alienation and existensialism, the physicality and vulnerability of the body, the interpretation of memories, the meaning of objects and philosophical importance of human identity. In 2015 he published "Donna Giovanna, L'ingannatrice di Salerno", an innovative feminine and bisexual version of the mythical figure of "Don Juan, El Burladod de Sevilla", while in 2018 he wrote "Il Dottor Faust", an original version of the character of Faust. In addition he is the author of a "New Manifesto on the Arts" (with Antonello Pelliccia) and the founder of the Empathic movement (Empathism) that arose in Italy at the beginning of 2020.
Last updated January 27, 2024