Just One Scent, The Rest Is God: The Poems of Piero Rivolta Book 4 - Bilingual Edition (Italian/English): Volume 4 (The Poems of Piero Rivolta - Bilingual Editions)

Rivolta, Piero Piero Rivolta,

ISBN 10: 1984917439 / ISBN 13: 9781984917430

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform -, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Just One Scent, The Rest Is God: The Poems of Piero Rivolta Book 4 - Bilingual Edition (Italian/English): Volume 4 (The Poems of Piero Rivolta - Bilingual Editions)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform -
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1984917439
• ISBN 13: 9781984917430
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Just One Scent, The Rest is God is Volume 4 of The Poems of Award-Winning Poet and Novelist Piero Rivolta. In the tradition of metaphysical poets, Piero gathers concrete yet evocative impressions - images based on the sea and sailing, mountains and meadows, music and scents - to ask questions about the purpose of life and what it means to be human. Prose poems alternate with lyrical verse to cover a range of subjects, including work, spirituality, romantic relationships and love, from a variety of perspectives. Analyzing feelings and desire, he offers sly and profound musings to the dilemmas we all face in the quiet, reflective moments of our lives. Above all he affirms the beauty and joy of existence we can all experience on our earthly journey, if we take the time to bypass excessive rationality and trust our intuition and sensory perceptions. With the original Italian poems alongside the English translations, readers have the opportunity to experience the lyrics in both languages. PRAISE FOR THE POETRY OF PIERO RIVOLTA: "Piero Rivolta's poetry is a mix of delicate sounds plucking the strings of memory. It celebrates both melancholy and passion. He is what might be called a universal romantic, someone for whom the meaning of an object or scene persists without binding him to a solitary history; but it is his talent to evoke the power of memory that gives his poetry a flavor beyond the mere stirring of words. Though his lines are short, they suggest lasting sentences of thought, ending in a "cry of happiness" for things endured." --- Martin Tucker, Author of "While There is Time: Penultimate Poems" About “Just One Scent, the Rest is God” “The lyrics caress the sublime and reach the height of the ethereal. They lift your thoughts and give them a certain freedom. Nietzsche wrote about altitudes in the soul from which a view out causes even tragedy to not have a tragic effect. This book is an illuminating example of that.” --- Nicola Vacca, “Secolo d’Italia”

About the Author

Award-winning author Piero Rivolta grew up in Milan in a family of automakers. He left Italy and moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1980 with his wife Rachele, a painter. They have two grown children, Renzo and Marella. Bridge Through the Stars is his first novel since the publication of Journey Beyond 2012 and his Sarasota Trilogy: Sunset in Sarasota, Alex and the Color of the Wind and The Castaway. Piero is also the author of four poetry/prose collections: Just One Scent: The Rest is God, Nothing Is Without Future, Going By Sea and One Life, Many Lives.