Ribellione 8 febbraio 2010 · lettura 2 min · 2027 letture

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During the Napoleonic wars Britain was isolated from mainland Europe: people became collectors of seaweed and root vegetables, and this tradition seems to have continued well beyond the scope of that need. Laver bread, sea kale, black salsify are just examples of near- inedibles that could feed the starved in a time of dearth. Back then, that kind of knack for tasteless hope could be excused. But what a palaver now to insist that it still be of use. On another matter, you teach, you would not spell "lose" "loose", but I wouldn't put past you the belief that the Barnacle Goose was born from a mussel on the beach, such is your virginity in all matters exact (microbiology, anatomy or humanist church- going are examples), not to mention any fact to do with movement in space, or with the sense of what makes one handsome and what does not. Not that it matters much. Much to my chagrin the Key of Joy may be the sin of disobedience, but I'll stick with the dates for my diary, with the compere on the show, as I want his company, companionship, comradeship beyond compare. Like in the old days, this is a case of kelp for ash, and cash for kelp. One helps oneself to what is in one's dish. One learns to relish help when one is famished. The funny thing is though, all considered: I am continental. I can shop. I know better. From now on I vow to reintroduce some of the good produce, stop being a schlepper.

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Pietro Roversi

Sono un anarchico tradizionalista, un rivoluzionario conservatore e un iconoclasta benigno. Nella vita faccio il biologo strutturale, in Inghilterra. Ho scritto più di 500 poesie in 25 anni. A Settembre 2018 è uscito il mio ultimo libro: "Tirare l’acqua" (Gattomerlino Edizioni, Roma, 2018). Nell’autunno 2017 sono usc