The "Four young man / stars" of Kolibris 
If the title of a work often summarizes the contents thereof, is in a kind of synthesis or even the emblem, sign, never as in this case the claim is true, going beyond the confines of formal representation, and , oxymoronic playing with words, he wants to prove that it is possible to retro-meaning (or a well-meaning) seems more important than what it means. You play with words, then, in this precious volume of
Kolibris Editions of Chiara De Luca : "Four young man
/ stars", where the number four is for what it is, but put alongside of derogatory "youths" may mean a malicious enlargement to the whole world: "
those four youngsters (read: ... that band) have made of cooked and raw! ..." In fact, the four are actually four, and of course are not bad guys or bad guys, but on the contrary, in a lighting oxymoronic, as we said before, or perhaps responding to the rhetorical figure of paronomasia, the four become "
young stars." And the sorts of things they have done really, but very positive sense: a real contribution to good Italian Poetry!
It 's interesting and fascinating to see how we can play with words, especially in poetry, a game that makes it possible to speculate on the meanings and representations. So I think the title of the booklet and more appropriate than ever guessed. So this is an anthology of four young stars
"nascent, though in truth their literary activity is already quite properly recognized and accepted by much of contemporary criticism.
Francesco Iannone, from Salerno, Anna Ruotolo
by Maddaloni, Caserta;
Vittorio Tovoli , from Bologna, and
Federica Volpe from Carate Brianza: these four innovations, the four Voices "...
Astre, which burst, affect, manifest in all their poetic energy, their literary experience in this field. They are very young, the first three dell''85,
Federica Volpe even in '91. But the age is counted in certain social and physical aspects, it does not matter, or has very little, in poetry, and only just enough to sharpen their skills increasingly expressive, style: style and technique that the "four" already have in abundance and quality! A sign that the unborn child
poet, really, but it is important then the refining, research and study. The commitment, above all.
no lack these qualities and commitment in four young anthology. They are of course different voices, each of them differs from the other while remaining united in their great representation of a poem that wants to be the bearer of a new wave of emotions, based on a line and an original poetic dictation easy and unencumbered by the canons and abused expression, both classical and experimental.
Iannone, with his collection "of hunger and thirst" brings elements of poetic simplicity in the body with a meticulous search of the true meaning of existence. Anna Ruotolo
, after the success of "Second Light" (LietoColle, 2009), continues his "approach" the feeling of love towards things, nature and man, dialoguing with one hand and softly inviting. Vittorio
Tovoli impetuous with his poetry and biting, and at the same time caressing, loving and sincere reflection of a world stripped of all the hypocrisy and false stereotypes. And finally, the youngest of four,
Federica Volpe, who with his "The throat of the loop", verses of great expressive force, puts the spotlight on being a woman and being in particular, with a kaleidoscope of plots and figures really pleasing.
short, a well-designed book, from the point of view, typographical, handy, pocket-size, should In this poetic journey that leads us to other new, safe, tasting life in its material and spiritual wholeness.
"
Four young man / stars," Anthology, edited by Chiara De Luca
.
Kolibris Edizioni, Bologna, 2010. Foreword by Umberto
Fornasari .
Joseph Vetromile
