Blackbird ArchivePaula Bohince
A contributor page profiling poet and translator Paula Bohince, translator of Corrado Govoni's poems.
The Italian-language original of a poem in which a captured cicada continues to sing.
PoetryCicadaA translated Italian poem in which a captured cicada, bottled by a child, continues its song.
PoetryPaula BohinceA contributor page profiling poet and translator Paula Bohince, translator of Corrado Govoni's poems.
PoetryCorrado GovoniA contributor page profiling early 20th-century Italian poet Corrado Govoni, a figure in futurism and Crepuscularism.
PoetryLuna e caniThe Italian-language original of a short poem about dogs and the moon.
PoetryMoon and DogsA translated Italian poem imagining dogs licking the moon like a bone after a night of barking at it.
PoetryDentro la pioggia di FebbraioThe Italian-language original of a poem describing a calm February rain and its sounds of frogs and a cuckoo.
PoetryThe Rain in FebruaryA translated Italian poem describing a calm February rain and the calls of frogs, a toad, and a cuckoo.
PoetryRitorno al mio paeseThe Italian-language original of a poem about a nighttime drive back to the poet's hometown.
PoetryReturn to My CountryA translated Italian poem about a nighttime drive back to the poet's hometown, glimpsing a ghostly tree along the way.