Fiori nel cemento

Fiori nel cemento is a collection of poems whose very title reveals its intrinsic nature. Flowers in cement are vital beings born in the most arduous of difficulties, and so it has always been with Maria Elena Lattanzi's poems. Nature is identified as a metaphor for rebirth, inspiration, and a description of moods and life experiences. The collection is divided into two sections: Flowers, verses that are evidently lighter because they are more essential and swift, and Cement, heavier because of their structure and like the very material with which they identify. This anthology tells us about the ongoing evolution of this woman, poet, and artist, on a journey that leads the reader into the most intimate world, into the most painful pains, the saddest disappointments, and the happiest joys that life holds for us. Into the emotions themselves, laid bare in black and white. The author's essential drawings accompany the poems in this precious volume.