La poesia come forma di salvezza. Note a margine di "Geologia di un padre"

In Geología di un padre, the poet Valerio Magrelli recalls some significant events in his late father's life, almost as if he were seeking to prolong his presence and hold him close. (Regarding the reason for writing the book, the back cover states: "Because illuminating what happened- or what we would like to have happened-is the only way we can overcome death"). To erect a literary monument to his father to preserve his memory, Magrelli draws on his highly personal memories, certain that in this way the figure of his father that emerges will be truer than life. Based on some of Kierkegaard's reflections on the poet as "the genius of memory" and on the difference between remembering and remembrance, the article explores the function of art as a modern form of salvation.