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| Valentina Giua |
Off Topic
April first,
a translucent unease—
like a glass of water
God slides across
an olive wood counter.
Eyes, unnamed,
watch from the corners.
You drink—
because God was there,
again.
And you,
always off topic.
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Magarìa, Iki
See it?
Light lies.
Colors, spinning—
violets, blues.
I wear violet,
hypnotized.
It heals, they say.
Scratches, souls.
I sink into pigment,
become
a filament,
a brook,
a siren,
a spectrum.
You don't see.
You can’t.
Violet eats me,
spits me out,
a minute’s eloquence
I refuse to name.
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It’s Always Friday
Incense,
flowers,
seeping into the walls
of Christ the King.
Weekday souls,
soft prayers.
I open my suitcase,
choose a bead—
olive wood.
BIO
Valentina Giua was born in Palermo, where she graduated in International Political Science and later earned a Master’s degree in Economics. A poet, performer, and content creator, she made her debut in 2019 with La Sognatrice con le Trecce, which also became her artistic pseudonym. Finalist at the International Tour Film Festival and winner of the Mariù Special Prize at the national Giovanni Pascoli - L’Ora di Barga contest, since 2022 she has been the Sicily representative of the Rinascimento Poetico movement and hosts the poetry segment ParlAmi di Poesia on Radio Ulisse. She collaborates with the cultural association Akkuaria and in 2025 won the Cepell grant with the project LeggerissimaMente, bringing poetry, art, and music to schools. She is active on social media as @la.sognatrice.con.le.trecce and @officinae.poiesis
