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My Poems Won't Change the World: Selected Poems by Patrizia Cavalli

lucartin's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

pinkblouse's review against another edition

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4.0

"Scientifically I wonder
how it was my brain was made, what I'm doing here with this blunder.
I pretend to have a soul and thoughts so as to better be around others sometimes I even think I'm touched by faces and words of people--not much;
being touched I'd like to touch,
but then discover that every one of my emotions is due to some approaching thunder."

kranfka's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

_karlang's review against another edition

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challenging reflective

5.0

lvciafdz's review against another edition

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5.0

loved reading this ! beautifully written poetry about everything and nothing at the same time , i enjoyed every single poem in this collection ❤️

sofiapsinger's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.25

melhymnia's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.5

viragohaus's review

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4.0

Small sips of a poem or a two at a time rather than the gulp of a collection suit the colloquial stillness of Cavalli's limited range of subjects. Of the 13 translators here, Gini Alhadeff and Jorie Graham wring the best out.
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