from The Diary of Kaspar Hauser

Words plug the holes
of objects.
At night things
catch their breath.

from Il Diario di Kaspar Hauser

Le parole tappano i buchi
degli oggetti.
Di notte le cose
riprendono fiato.

Credit

Author

Paolo Febbraro

Paolo Febbraro was born in Rome, Italy, in 1965. He is the author of The Diary of Kaspar Hauser (Negative Capability Press, 2017), which was translated by Anthony Molino and received the 2018 Raiziss/de Palchi Book Prize.

Date Published

08/28/2018