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    Moments
    Moments
    Moments
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    Moments

    By Franco Paisio

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    Moments is the fifth book of poetry by the octogenarian artist Franco Paisio. Faced with the passing of time, he writes concisely of memory and reveries, in search of clarity and meaning in what he regards it to be a meaningless world. The poems, with their apparent simplicity, lie between speech and silence, between presence and impermanence, between the experienced and the unknown, revealing always a lust for life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTellwell Talent
    Release dateOct 1, 2021
    ISBN9780228866008
    Moments
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    Franco Paisio

    Franco Paisio was born in Milan in 1936. He studied art in Italy and Australia. He had numerous solo exhibitions in Australia and Europe. His works are held in many national, corporate and private collections. He has given various poetry readings, and from 1975 to 1985 was a contributing editor of "Aspect," a now-defunct Sydney-based art and literature magazine. He lives and works in Sydney, Australia.www.francopaisiostudio.com

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      Moments - Franco Paisio

      Also by Franco Paisio

      Poesie dal Quaderno Blu – SIA, Bologna, Italy

      Col gusto della morte sulle labra – Rebellato, Padova, Italy

      Unbelongingness – Books & Writers, Sydney, Australia

      Distances – Wild and Woolley, Sydney, Australia

      Moments

      Franco Paisio

      Moments

      Copyright © 2021 by Franco Paisio

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

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      ISBN

      978-0-2288-6724-1 (Hardcover)

      978-0-2288-6599-5 (Paperback)

      978-0-2288-6600-8 (eBook)

      for Elisabeth

      She knows why

      I watch

                  secure in the vortex

                  dazed

                  alone

      Grace Perry

      Table of Contents

      1

      Vita Brevis

      In the voice…

      Dark…

      Erasing black…

      Just splinters…

      A brisk…

      Accidental heartbeat

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