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Two Local Poets for International Women’s Day

Two Local Poets for International Women’s Day. Both were brought up in Milan but with links to Lake Como.  Both displayed poetic talent at an early age.  Both suffered from mental fragility. Both are admirable women – Antonia Pozzi & Alda Merini. Continue reading

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The Poetry and Joy of Urban Portraiture – Adriano Caverzasio

If you aim to impart joy through your art, you best do it with a big smile – just like Adriano Caverzasio’s when I met him recently! And, if your art is intended to bring pleasure to all ages, how … Continue reading

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Como’s Internationally Renowned Urban Visionary

This month sees the 100th anniversary of the death on the Isonzo front during the First World War of Antonio Sant’Elia. And so what, you might say! Many small cities can claim one or other famous son or daughter and … Continue reading

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