Translated from the Italian poetry collection “La grazia di casa mia”, Rediviva 2013, by Donald Stang and Helen Wickes, reviewed by Pina Piccolo.   UNEXPECTED PARADIGMS A literary critic from São Paulo, reflecting on Brazilian song of the twentieth century said that the secret of its popularity was the substantial presence of unexpected paradigms in … Continue reading A WORLD WITHOUT A LIBRETTO: Poems by Julio Monteiro Martins