Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, TedTalk 2009. Since I started this little blog I have got to play around with social media and discovered the power of cyber communication, #AshTags, connections and sharing. In fact, there are plenty of ways…
Yesterday a little orange bullet point notification reminded me that seven years ago I registered on WordPress and this is to be considered some sort of achievement. That inevitably brought me a faint whiff from the past and I could see myself writing my first post and then publishing it with some hesitation. That very…
Traveling across the borders of languages, are there any constraints at all? I think I considered this a little personal challenge but I realised I was just not fit for it: translating a poem from Italian into English. I suppose a good translation is possible if translators are able bring pieces of information from another…
October 2017
When I opened my laptop this morning I rushed to click on a “New Post” on WordPress because the Nobel Prize winner 2017 was to be announced at some point during the day. From time to time I think I should possibly start writing shorter posts and more frequent ones in order to keep a…
Dedico este espaço à apresentção breve de um projecto que adorei e que merece ser divulgado. Assim se apresenta o eclético artista: «Creio que me podes chamar DZzzz, Gavião, Fly, The Night Fly, Saco, Nasty-O, Cucumber Slice, Zura, Zurara, e Dzzzzura que eu …reconhecerei o teu chamado! Mas se queres mesmo saber a minha mãe chama-me, sempre…
Foreword I am a reader. Being a reader, especially an avid and a passionate one, influences your life experience and your approach to things in general. I have created this blog primarily to collect personal reflections, thoughts and notes on my readings. From my point of view, a blog is a resourceful platform which may be used to open up a dialogue…
