Desiderio di pace
                      Mario Luzi                                            

The poem of Mario Luzi underlines a sense of peace created by WTC’s collapse. The author explains how the terrorist attacks made possible the meeting of different cultures. By the way, to use this concept Luzi utilizes different religious to convey the image of different cultures. The chiasm structure “l’arabo,l’ebreo, /il cristiano,l’indio.” emphasizes not only the geographical distance between them but also the contrast in front of a different religious. Moreover, he highlights the remembrance of the disaster as a median for future justice. In fact, remembering the tragedy will spread peace because on people’s mind appears desperation and remorse. Instead of the two tower, steles will build as a in memory of disaster. The image of lily flower under a religious aspect to explain the idea of purity . On the other hand, it expresses also the proposal of the union of opposites: two become one to convey the balance.
in conclusion, Luzi communicates the thought of a future justice and peace from an intense religious sense.

Ricordiamoci dell’11 settembre                      

                                              Giuseppe Conte

Giuseppe Conte’s poem underlines the WTC’s attack under a macabre atmosphere as some poets in the aftermath of 9/11. Conte uses a scabrous semantic field to convey the idea of sadness.
So, “sangue”, “mortale”and “fumo d’odio” suggest the image of “inferi”. The alliterative sound of “s” and “f” create in reader’s mind a picture of situation. Indeed, the anaphoric repetition of the title at lines 1 and 11 shows the intention of remembering the East-West conflict’s development.
With the anaphoric repetition the poet introduces the antithesis of “inferi”: “Dio”. He invokes people to pray for victims. Conte’s message refers to each religion without prejudices.
The absurdity of religious causes which produced with its justifications the disaster is the important topic of second sequence. “Che non sia mai un Dio assasino” underlines the absurdity of people who believe to dominate the other (also in religious field) with violence.