“IL FUOCO CHE PRODUCE LUCE E FUMO” (GIUSEPPE CONTE)

Ricordiamoci dell'11 settembre

il fuoco fulmineo alle Torri Gemelle

la nebulosa orrenda di carburante e carne,

di sangue e di materia cerebrale

come si è fatta subito fumo grigio, mortale,

che si espandeva e cancellava,

fumo d'odio e di buio, apoteosi

della polvere, della calce che ricoprivano

volti d'uomini, vie, automobili

come se avessero preso dominio gli Inferi. [...]

Ricordiamoci dell'11 settembre

preghiamo ognuno con le nostre preghiere

qualunque nome abbia il nostro Dio -

che non sia mai un Dio assassino

che ci sorrida bambino.

 

ANALYSIS

“Il fuoco che produce luce e fumo” is a poem written by the italian poet Giuseppe Conte in 2001.

The intelligent reader when reads the title understands that the poet wants to emphasize the horror caused by the tragedy of Semptember 11^th.

The poem is organized into two sections. In the first line and in the line number 11 there is the repetition of the word “Ricordiamoci”. The poet makes the reader understood that you have to remember the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York

In the first lines the poet invites the reader to not forget, to remember the image of the two towers falling and the following cloud of smoke emphasizing the effect of the massacre.

Giuseppe Conte wants to underline the horror of the massacre and the absurdity of those religious causes.

In the line 11 the poet invites the reader to pray; this means that religion principles should not become a cause to justify the horrors. This is a multicultural aspects, religion should unite, not divide.

 

In the first section there is metrical regularity; in the following lines the uniformity is divided, the hendecasyllable is confused in the chaos. This indicates the chaos of the tragedy. In the 4^th line the hendecasyllable "di sangue e di materia celebrale" describes the

gray cloud of material that is created after the attack.

The image is also reinforced by the only rhyme of the verse “celebrale-mortale”.

In the last two lines the rhyme is between “assassino-bambino”.

It follows that Giuseppe Conte tries to hold the massacre in a traditional syntactic form.

The poem ends with a note of hope.

 

 

 

 

DESIDERIO DI PACE (Mario Luzi)

Si sono mescolati
in quella frenesia di morte
dell’estremo affronto i sangui,
l’arabo, l’ebreo,
il cristiano, l’indio.
E ora vi richiamerà
qualcuno ai vostri fasti.
Risorgete, risorgete,
non più torri, ma steli,
gigli di preghiera.
Avvenga per desiderio
di pace. Di pace vera.

 

Analysis

It is a poem written by the italian poet Mario Luzi in 2002.

Analysing the title the reader understands that the poem has an aspect of hope.

Mario Luzi wants to emphasize a desire for peace among peoples of different races and different religions. This is a multicultural aspect.

In the first lines he emphasizes the union of the people in front of death and suffering. The writer lists the various religions to highlight the multicultural aspect.

In the 6^th line with the word “vi” the poet refers to the Twin Towers. It is as if the voice of the poem is addressed to Twin Towers.

He invites them to rise again as “steli, gigli di preghiera”. It follows that they are like flowers that lead to peace through prayer. The word “Risorgete” reminds to the dead Chris.

The word “giglio” is a metaphor: its white colour symbolizes innocence, purity, chastity.

In the last two lines he reinforces the hope of peace, real peace.

The intelligent reader understands that the poem tries to generate hope for the future.

In the poem there are not rhymes, the rhythm of the poem is quick, fast.