ANTONIO VIDALI (born 1864, died 1889)

Antonio was found dead, mere kilometers from the outskirts of São Paolo, Brasil, on October the 7th, 1889. Besides his tattered clothes, his only possetion was a book of poems from what seemed to be a long and epic journey full of unexpected twists and turns. Because he was a stranger, local authorities tried to track down his relatives. When no relatives were found immeditely, The search broadened, and the interest grew. Eventually, his realtives were traced back to Orvieto, Italy. His remains and his book of poems were subsequently returned to his family. After his family received and read the book, they immediately went through all the channels to get the works published posthumanously. The following is his work of poetry, ordered as it was in his original book.