Poetry and Solidarity

Voluntary Association “Poesia e Solidarietà” (Poetry and Solidarity)

“Nessuna paura che mi calpestino

L’erba calpestata diventa sentiero.”

Blaga Dimitrova

“Poetry and Solidarity” (Trieste-Italia) is a Voluntary Association that aims to promote the values of Solidarity by spreading the knowledge of the language of Poetry, its tickness and meanignsfull allusive power.

Via Matteotti 21, 34138 Trieste, tel: 040 638787

mail: valera@units.it

The “Poetry and Solidarity-Poets” meet every Thuesday, in Trieste: they read poems, exchange experiences and comments.

United World College

The United World College (UWC) of Adriatic (Duino- Trieste- Italy) is a member of an International Organisation composed by 9 UWC spread all around the world. They share the same philosophy, aiming at promoting understanding and cooperation between the peoples through education.

This ideal is realized through every day exchange and common life. The UWC offer to the students of the 5 continents the possibility to learn together. The high level of the study programs is integrated with an engagement in social service, extra-academic and creative activities. After the study course the students obtain an international Baccalaureate and may be accepted by the most important Universities in the World. The common language is English but some courses are given in many mother tongues in order to safe the national identity of the students.

The organisers

Gabriella Valera Gruber e Ottavio Gruber met through a poem and married august 2000.

Gabriella teaches History at the University of Trieste. She is President of the Voluntary Association “Poesia e Solidarietà” (Poetry and Solidarity”), coordinating the activities of the poetry workshops. She published 2 books of poems (“Lasciami danzare”, L’Autore libri, Firenze 2001 e “Gente della mia vita”, Ibiskos editrice di A. Risolo, Empoli 2004), with the etchings of her husband Ottavio; she plays piano and some years ago has started to learn violin.

Ottavio sailed some years as engeneer in the merchant fleet; then promoved as electronic technician. After retiring he studied design and painting and spcialized in different technics of engraving. His works were exposed in Germany and Italy. His etchings are oft inspired by Poems. He writes poems and make music.