The Anatomist
Luigi Marchini
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About the book:
Marchini’s first solo collection of poetry dissects the world he sees around him, breaking it down into its constituent parts and rebuilding with a dark but tender and willful vision.
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About the author:
luigi marchini
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[loo-ee-jee mar-kee-nee]
1. poet; born in London in the twentieth century.
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“Marchini’s poetry is strikingly visceral, sensual and thoughtful. These carefully-crafted pieces often cause the reader to double-take, to delve back into their emotional and physical mysteries. The Anatomist introduces a subtle and surprising new voice, as witty and intelligent as it is tender.” – Abi Curtis
“A revelation of the self to the surrounding world, making it a statement against various weapons of totalitarian ugliness… art is wielded with skill and sensitivity to enable an individual to set himself apart.” - Christopher Hobday
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Excerpt:
A RENAISSANCE KIND OF COOL
Geometry governs the arc of her smile;
spheres, circles, parabolas fuse with cubes,
squares and polyhedrons. Pyramidal lines
corroborate images.
Her folded hands, bust, neck, face a
pyramid. A golden triangle.
He drew her face and body from neck
to hands in the golden rectangle.
The horizon split in two,
left side higher
than the right. Undulating rivers,
winding paths, abundant hills
beckon. An escape
from this anaesthetizing pose.
His sfumato technique renders
outlines weak, merges forms,
mellows colours, mixes light
and shade so we never know
the time of the day.
Forget the golden ratio,
Euclid’s elements
and Fibonacci’s sequence,
she should turn around
and run.
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ISBN 978-0-9563137-3-7
First Edition Published: 18th December 2009
Second Edition Published: 30th September 2011
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