Abstract
The article examines Giorgio Caproni's Ultima Preghiera, a poem in the collection Il seme del piangere from1959. Within this collection, which includes poems written in the period 1950-1958, Ultima preghiera is partof the last section entitled Versi livornesi, which bears the dedication "To my mother, Anna Picchi" and whichbrings together twenty-two poems of various lengths (written in the years 1954-58) all centred on the figure ofthe poet’s mother. In the first part of the article, a close reading of the poem aims to highlight the autonomy ofthe text through the analysis of its linguistic, rhythmic, metric, and thematic characteristics. The text will thenbe analysed in the context of Versi livornesi, showing the thematic and formal affinities between this poem andthe others devoted to the mother – and more generally within Caproni's lyric production – aiming at an overallinterpretation of the poem. In conclusion, some cursory considerations on the limits of interpretation, inspiredby Umberto Eco, will be presented.
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