on a breaking wave

"Usually, I get an idea for a poem all of a sudden. I write it on my phone and then email it, but "On a Breaking Wave" was different.

I wrote it in three days, all in one breath, as if it were a short story or a long phone conversation, as I write in a poem.

I followed a common thread, a bit like when you want to create a concept album in music.

As I said, I wrote the book in a handful of days."

On a Breaking Wave | Poetry Excerpts

Non c’è differenza tra onde
blu e onde verdi
quando perdi la vista.
E’ solo uno sbattere avanti
e indietro.
Pezzi di legno e rami.
Sperando che la voce venga presa
tra le tue braccia.

* * *

There is no difference between blue
and green waves
when you lose your sight.
It's just a rush forward
and back.
Pieces of wood and branches.
I hope your arms
will embrace my words.

• Autore: Elena Pinnen
• Formato: Brossura, 14.8 x 21 cm
• Pagine: 125
• Editore: The Los Angeles Press
• Anno: 2025