ESTER CECERE

ESTER CECERE

LEMON

Lemon squeezed

I am

without any juice.

Forgotten I was on a table.

Ester Cecere – from “Come foglie in autunno” (“As Leaves in Autumn“)

TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN LANGUAGE BY CLAUDIA PICCINNO

THE SNOWDROP

The winter didn’t win you

on the steep slope

even more ruthless.

Nor the blanket of snow

hardened by the mistral

has stopped you.

You melted the crystal

of your icy blanket,

fragile yet strong

you were outcropping.

Ester Cecere – from “Fragile. Maneggiare con cura” (“Fragile. Handle with care”)

TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN LANGUAGE BY CLAUDIA PICCINNO

GRAFFITI ON THE SOUL

Life linked you with deep graffiti.

Swollen eyes

mouth of bitter twist

dry breast.

With your dried soul

leaning forward.

You are not allowed

to stop.

On your tired shoulders

the burden: your son.

Ester Cecere – from “Non vedo, non sento e…” (“I do not see, I do not hear and...”)

TRANSLATION FROM ITALIAN LANGUAGE BY CLAUDIA PICCINNO

ESTER CECERE

ESTER CECERE was born in Taranto on 30/4/1958, where she lives and works as a researcher at the National Council of Research, marine biology department. She is married and has two children. She is author of five poetry books:

- “Burrasche e Brezze” (“Storms and Breezes”), which is her debut work in literary field (Il Filo, Rome, 2010)

- “Come foglie in autunno” (“As Leaves in Autumn“) with Preface by Ninnj Di Stefano Busà (Ed. Tracce, Pescara, 2012)

- “Fragile. Maneggiare con cura” (“Fragile. Handle with care”) with Preface by Nazario Pardini (Kairos Ed., Naples, 2014)

- “ con l’India negli occhi, con l’India nel cuore”  (“with India in the eyes, with India in the heart”) (WIP Ed., Bari, 2016)

- “Non vedo, non sento e…” (“I do not see, I do not hear and...”) with preface by Marina Pratici (WIP Ed., Bari, 2017)

and a collection of tales “Istantanee di vita” (“Snapshots of life”) (Kairos Ed., Naples, 2015), which is her narrative debut.

She published, on invitation, in numerous anthologies of various authors also for charity purposes and she also writes for several literary journals. Her works also appear in various prizes anthologies. Several Italian poets and literary critics have expressed their favorable opinion on her works.