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Nothing Is Without Future is Volume 1 of The Poems of Award-Winning Poet and Novelist Piero Rivolta. Full of striking and sensual images, Piero Rivolta's poetry reflects his appreciation for beauty wherever he finds it - in women, falling snow, sunsets, Mediterranean cities and the sea. A series of lyric poems tell a love story - actually two love stories - about a young man who is torn between two women. The first, an alluring brunette, offers an easy-going romance that has no future. The other, a woman with malachite green eyes, puts him through an emotional wringer, but holds out the possibility of a lasting relationship. In the process, the young man experiences love in all its aspects, from passion to melancholy, ecstasy to anguish, and ultimately serenity. Nothing Is Without Future may not be as dark and erotic as "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Love" by Pablo Neruda. Nor is it as bitingly satirical as the love poems of Catullus, the Roman poet. Yet Rivolta's evocative lines reveal as complex and layered an understanding of the emotions that roil the heart of all romantic lovers. With the original Italian poems alongside the English translations, readers have the opportunity to experience the lyrics in both languages. PRAISE FOR THE POETRY OF PIERO RIVOLTA: "Piero Rivolta's poetry is a mix of delicate sounds plucking the strings of memory. It celebrates both melancholy and passion. He is what might be called a universal romantic, someone for whom the meaning of an object or scene persists without binding him to a solitary history; but it is his talent to evoke the power of memory that gives his poetry a flavor beyond the mere stirring of words. Though his lines are short, they suggest lasting sentences of thought, ending in a "cry of happiness" for things endured." --- Martin Tucker, Author of "While There is Time: Penultimate Poems"

Going By Sea is Volume 2 of The Poems of Award-Winning Poet and Novelist Piero Rivolta. Inspired by his love of sailing, the poems and reflections in Going By Sea: Poems and Thoughts of Today's World arise from various maritime events Piero Rivolta experienced during his voyages in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean. Whether he is watching an approaching storm, enjoying a colorful coastline or swaying peacefully at anchor, Rivolta's contemplation of his surroundings gives rise to musings and questions about life, existence and mortality. Heartfelt and romantic, they touch our deepest longings and hopes in times of uncertainty and change. With the original Italian poems alongside the English translations, readers have the opportunity to experience the lyrics in both languages. PRAISE FOR THE POETRY OF PIERO RIVOLTA: "Piero Rivolta's poetry is a mix of delicate sounds plucking the strings of memory. It celebrates both melancholy and passion. He is what might be called a universal romantic, someone for whom the meaning of an object or scene persists without binding him to a solitary history; but it is his talent to evoke the power of memory that gives his poetry a flavor beyond the mere stirring of words. Though his lines are short, they suggest lasting sentences of thought, ending in a "cry of happiness" for things endured." --- Martin Tucker, Author of "While There is Time: Penultimate Poems"

One Life, Many Lives is Volume 3 of The Poems of Award-Winning Poet and Novelist Piero Rivolta. In this book of poems and prose reflections, Piero looks to the past while offering keen observations and insight into our current state of affairs. Wistful musings, triggered by a visit to his childhood home in Italy, about watershed occurrences like September 11 and observations of his natural surroundings, alternate with lyric poems that celebrate love, art, music and other momentary pleasures. With the original Italian poems alongside the English translations, readers have the opportunity to experience the lyrics in both languages. PRAISE FOR THE POETRY OF PIERO RIVOLTA: "Piero Rivolta's poetry is a mix of delicate sounds plucking the strings of memory. It celebrates both melancholy and passion. He is what might be called a universal romantic, someone for whom the meaning of an object or scene persists without binding him to a solitary history; but it is his talent to evoke the power of memory that gives his poetry a flavor beyond the mere stirring of words. Though his lines are short, they suggest lasting sentences of thought, ending in a "cry of happiness" for things endured." --- Martin Tucker, Author of "While There is Time: Penultimate Poems"

Just One Scent, The Rest is God is Volume 4 of The Poems of Award-Winning Poet and Novelist Piero Rivolta. In the tradition of metaphysical poets, Piero gathers concrete yet evocative impressions - images based on the sea and sailing, mountains and meadows, music and scents - to ask questions about the purpose of life and what it means to be human. Prose poems alternate with lyrical verse to cover a range of subjects, including work, spirituality, romantic relationships and love, from a variety of perspectives. Analyzing feelings and desire, he offers sly and profound musings to the dilemmas we all face in the quiet, reflective moments of our lives. Above all he affirms the beauty and joy of existence we can all experience on our earthly journey, if we take the time to bypass excessive rationality and trust our intuition and sensory perceptions. With the original Italian poems alongside the English translations, readers have the opportunity to experience the lyrics in both languages. PRAISE FOR THE POETRY OF PIERO RIVOLTA: "Piero Rivolta's poetry is a mix of delicate sounds plucking the strings of memory. It celebrates both melancholy and passion. He is what might be called a universal romantic, someone for whom the meaning of an object or scene persists without binding him to a solitary history; but it is his talent to evoke the power of memory that gives his poetry a flavor beyond the mere stirring of words. Though his lines are short, they suggest lasting sentences of thought, ending in a "cry of happiness" for things endured." --- Martin Tucker, Author of "While There is Time: Penultimate Poems" About "Just One Scent, the Rest is God" "The lyrics caress the sublime and reach the height of the ethereal. They lift your thoughts and give them a certain freedom. Nietzsche wrote about altitudes in the soul from which a view out causes even tragedy to not have a tragic effect. This book is an illuminating example of that." --- Nicola Vacca, "Secolo d'Italia"

Piero Rivolta (Rivolta - Barberi) vincitore di premi letterari in USA, dove emigr nel 1979 con la moglie Rachele ed i figli Marella e Renzo stabilendosi a Sarasota, Florida, attratto da un tipo di vita che premia la libert d'azione e di pensiero. In questo modo lasci la realt Milanese dove era nato nel 1941, si era laureato in ingegneria e dove aveva lavorato in una famiglia di costruttori di veicoli e auto sportive, dedicandosi ad altre interessanti attivit nel mondo.Piero ha sempre scritto, fin da giovanissimo, ispirato dal suo credo "La semplicit la madre della creativit ".I suoi libri di poesia e riflessioni di prosa che guardano al passato offro-no una visione del presente.Negli anni '60 ha scritto il suo primo libro di poesie, dopodich il secondo stato pubblicato in Italia nel 1999: "Just One Scent: The Resti s God". Il terzo libro di poesie, "Nothing is Without future", stato pubblicato sia in inglese che in italiano nell'autunno del 2008, mentre una quarta collezione bilingue di poesie, "Going By Sea", uscita nel 2011. "One Life, Many Lives", il quinto e pi recente lavoro bilingue di poesie, stato lanciato all'inizio del 2014. I suoi romanzi che esplorano le domande pi interne della vita sono: "Alex e il Colore del Vento", "Tramonto a Sarasota" e "Il Naufrago", che raccontano la continuazione delle vicende di Albert (da "Tramon-to a Sarasota"), di come si riprende nello Yucatan da un naufragio avvenuto nel Golfo del Messico. Il suo quarto e pi recente romanzo, "Journey Beyond 2012", tratta di paure e previsioni riguardanti la fine dei giorni.

A collection of provocative observations from novels and books of poetry by Piero Rivolta. Laced with passion, wit and humor, and tinged with irony, they address a wide range of human concerns, including sexuality, ethnic differences, media, politics, bureaucracy, money, creativity, imagination, and consciousness. Rivolta's love for humanity is as evident as his frustration with people's pettiness, willful ignorance and inability to learn from history. You may not agree with all of his assertions and suggestions, but they will challenge you, amuse you and make you think about your life with renewed vigor and curiosity.