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Lapo Melzi

Lapo Melzi

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Lapo Melzi (Monza, 10 April 1975) is an Italian poet,writer and filmmaker. He grew up in a little town in the north of Italy and wenton to study writing and filmmaking in New York. He received his MFA from renownedNYU Tisch School of the Arts and now spends his time between the United Statesand Italy. 

Gimme-Jimmy

Gimme-Jimmy

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Calibri">JamesAlexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully.<span>  </span>Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discoveredthat every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. <span> </span>Jimmy was happy to discover that when he waspolite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink.<span>  </span>He started practicing his new “Polite Rule”and found out that it was much more fun to share.<span style="color:#000000;"></span></font></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span>

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;">&quot;This is a really interesting collection... There's an engaging dialectic at play between the Italian and English versions of each poem which ends up making the whole more than the sum of its parts.&quot;</span><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;">&quot;</span><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">Parole come immagini, immagini come parole: e' la mia sintesi di questa splendida raccolta.&quot;</span></div>