IMMAGINE & POESIA E BOOK 2020 - Volume 7
Immagine & Poesia 2020 anthology opens with A VAST CONFUSION, a poem written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti years ago, but that is still significant of the spiritual state of our times.
2020 has been and still is one of the most difficult years mankind has ever had to face:
the viral pandemic has affected almost every country in the world indiscriminately, leaving behind grief and severe economic crises.
And we almost feel we're reading a "prophecy" scrolling through the lines of the poem that Lawrence Ferlinghetti sent to us quite early this year.
We all see a big confusion now and we wonder how the world will be in the near future.
However we like to believe, with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and all the artists and poets who have joined together in this e-book, that there will be a "rebirth" and that the world will come out of this
"Chaos unscrambled"
and will return
"back to the first
harmonies
And the first light"
BACK TO THE FIRST
HARMONIES
AND THE FIRST LIGHT...
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Introduction to IMMAGINE & POESIA E BOOK 2020
Huguette Bertrand (Canada) - Lidia Chiarelli (Italy) Editors - Éditrices
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
of 2020 Edition
1. ALBANIA
2. ARGENTINA
3. ARMENIA
4. BAHRAIN
5. BANGLADESH
6. BELGIUM
7. BRAZIL
8. CANADA
9. CAPE VERDE
10. CHINA
11. FRANCE
12. GREECE
13. HUNGARY
14. ICELAND
15. INDIA
16. INDONESIA
17. IRELAND
18. ISRAEL
19. ITALY
20. JAMAICA
21. JAPAN
22. KOSOVO
23. LATVIA
24. MALTA
25. MAURITIUS
26. MEXICO
27. MOROCCO
28. MONGOLIA
29. NETHERLANDS
30. NEW ZEALAND
31. PAKISTAN
32. POLAND
33. PORTUGAL
34. SERBIA
35. SINGAPORE
36. SLOVAKIA
37. SPAIN
38. SOUTH KOREA
39. SWEDEN
40. SYRIA
41. TAIWAN
42. TUNISIA
43. TURKEY
44. UK
45. USA
46. VENEZUELA
47. VIETNAM
48. ZIMBABWE
Comments from the readers
From Adel Gorgy ( New York, USA) :
This is the best edition yet !! And that you were able to create a global collaboration in the time of lockdown, and with so much going on is absolutely amazing!!!
Congratulations on a beautiful book, filled with incredible art and poetry. The movement has gotten so strong, from that very special beginning, and all the artists and poets involved have you both to thank for this wonderful publication.
It's always a delight for us to participate in Immagine and Poesia projects, and always exciting to see what you create.
Bravissima Lidia and Huguette !!!!
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From Patricia Holt (California, USA) :
Thank you for alerting me to the publication of your most important and inspiring creation! This volume seems historic, as so many of the poems, leading with Lawrence Ferlinghetti's, speak to the current crisis we are living through, and do so with thoughts of healing and transformation, potentially bringing us to a new and more connective, compassionate world. With so many countries represented, you and Huguette are doing your significant part to bring multi-cultural awareness and inspiration to the world! Bravo!
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From Peter Thabit Jones (UK) :
A beautiful and thought-provoking publication.
I'm honoured to be included.
From Cristiane Campos (Brazil):
Parabéns pelo projeto, como sempre esta maravilhoso, muito bem feito e muito bem estruturado. obrigada e sucesso.
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From Abdelmajid Benjelloun (Morocco) :
MES CHERES AMIES LIDIA ET HUGUETTE QUELLE FIERTÉ QUELLE JOIE ET QUEL HONNEUR DE FIGURER DANS IMMAGINE ET POESIA 2020/ QUI EST SI MAGNIFIQUE ET DONT JE VOUS FÉLICITE INFINIMENT!
MILLE MERCIS
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From Sylvia Adjabroux (France) :
Merci pour ce travail magnifique que je vais partager avec joie autour de moi ...
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From Fábián István (Hungary) :
Dear Lidia and Huguette!
Many thanks for your hard work! The book is excellent!
From Akhmad Cahyo Setio (Indonesia):
Alhamdulillah, terimakasih yang tak terhingga karena puisi saya telah terpilih untuk diterbitkan dalam buku antologi yang bergensi di Italia. Antologi ini didedikasikan untuk mengenang Puan Lawrence Ferlinghetti dii usianya yang ke 101 tahun.
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From Laurent Grison (France) :
Chères Huguette et Lidia,
Je vous félicite pour ce très beau volume 7.
Vous avez fait un remarquable travail.
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From Donna McGee (Ireland) :
Looks fabulous, looking forward to absorbing all the great poetry and paintings.
Congratulations and thank you for including me
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From Marsha Solomon ( New York, USA) :
Dear Lidia and Huguette,
Thanks so very much for this beautiful publication!
It's the best ever!
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From Germain Droogenbroodt (Belgium) :
What a GREAT job you did!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
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From Alicia G. Maveroff (Argentina) :
Thank you for the publication of my poem in the anthology. In these difficult and uncertain times this has been a joy that embraces my soul. I also want to congratulate you for your work and enthusiasm that it brings to us ...
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From: Lucie Poirier (Canada):
J’ai pris connaissance du numéro 7. Il y a de quoi être fière d’avoir participé à une parution d’une telle qualité...
Je vous félicite et vous remercie de fournir un si bel écrin à nos créations.