A woman from Biancavilla who, with her poetic dimension, similarly to Elena Salibra, expresses everything that comes from his essence and his life experiences. Anna Gurgone She communicates through paper, pen, and verse what she feels, both about what surrounds her and about her experiences.
Family origins
Since she was a little girl Anna Gurgone has had an inclination towards writing, trying to cultivate it. For example, she reported on her day, as well as on events and circumstances that affected her. Her father was Placido Gurgone, her mother Maria De Masi. Anna was always self-taught, dedicating herself to reading and various research. For family and work reasons, she had to put writing aside, but she still maintained an interest in it.
Anna always refers to her family with great affection and love. Her sons, surnamed Pappalardo, are Giuseppe (an engineer), Dino (a chemist), and. Then there are her daughters, Melissa, a doctor, and Mirella, a biologist. Anna is incredibly proud of her sons and daughters, who have supported each other through life's most difficult moments. These include, above all, her own cancer (which she is still battling) and that of her husband.
Anna Gurgone and the push towards the poetic world
The woman was married to Philadelphia Pappalardo, Said Delphius, for 41 years, from 1979 until his passing on March 1, 2021, from pleural mesothelioma. Together they raised a family, instilling in their sons and daughters the values of honesty and empathy towards others. A great love, lasting until his sad passing, which caused Anna deep pain. This was the step that led her to take up pen and paper again. For her, writing was a medicine to soothe the pain brought by the loss of her husband. So Anna Gurgone began writing her first poems for him, finding that writing of the verses the door to transform pain.
Anna, throughout her life, finds that suffering sharpens one's sensitivity and perception of oneself and the outside world, as well as one's moods, enabling her to better transcribe them with pen and paper. As a self-taught writer, she undertakes in-depth literary studies, from which she meticulously and carefully selects the words to include in her compositions. This is a true poetic research, that gives voice to inner emptiness and silences.
The death of Delphius It caused her a lot of anger, as it was caused by an illness resulting from the exploitation of the land. Even today, despite the inauguration of the restoration works of the former quarry of Mount CalvaryThe cleanup hasn't begun. Therefore, the problem of fluoroedenite persists, which, in the form of dust, is lurking everywhere. The entire family is fighting for environmental justice, as well as for the safety of the Biancavilla residents.
What Anna communicates through poetry and her cultural commitment
The woman now writes poems that are both evocative Delphius, preserving its memory, as well as referring to her moods. Through pen and paper, she records everything that triggers emotions, reflections (even the smallest ones), and sensations. Her poetic compositions include reflections on current events, such as social, environmental, and existential issues. Anna Gurgone questions what is happening and contributes her thoughts through poetry; writing is a channel not only for processing her own pain, but also for empathizing with that of others. She also transcends the media terrorism of certain news stories, offering a different interpretation, aimed at social progress.
On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Anna was invited to several events organized by the University of the Third Age of Adrano and the Biancavillese Academy. She also recited some of her poems, invited by the UCIIM (Union of Professors, Trainers, and Teachers). The reading left a lasting impression, reaffirming that atrocities like the Holocaust must never happen again, even as wars continue across the planet. She attends theBiancavillese Academy and carries out creative writing, one of the many activities of the association.
Anna Gurgone has managed to find the channel which is poetry, through which to transform the pain, thus creating beauty through what he writes. His compositions can be found on his Facebook page Echoes of Thoughts – Reflections of a Woman, Shareable and already shared by other pages on the Web. They represent the relationship of the self with the world, in the search for the essence of being. A book is being written, a novel in which Anna will include some of her poems.
