This book focuses on the autobiographical poetry of early twentieth century author Antonia Pozzi and her lifelong friend and fellow poet Vittorio Sereni. Antonia Pozzi an author whose popularity in Italy has increased dramatically in the past few years was a young girl during the First World War. She was born into a wealthy and influential family and after the rise of Fascism her father was a prominent state official. In 1938 Pozzi committed suicide at the age of twentysix. Her major collection