Ricardo Eufemio Molinari

RICARDO EUFEMIO MOLINARI (Buenos Aires, 1898 - 1996).
-Days where the afternoon is a bird", 1st edition, 1954. Emecé publishers, Buenos Aires. Paperback edition. The vignette on the cover is by Raúl Veroni.
-La escudilla". 1st Edition, 1973. Edited by Emecé editores, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. Edition of 800 copies. Paperback edition. The vignette on the cover is by José Bonomi.
-El cielo de las alondras y las gaviotas", 1st edition, 1963. Ed. Emecé editores, Buenos Aires. Paperback edition. The vignette on the cover is by José Bonomi. It contains a newspaper clipping with a review of the work.
-La cornisa", 1st Edition, 1977. Ed, Emecé editores, Buenos Aires. Edition of 800 copies. Paperback edition. The vignette on the cover is by José Bonomi.
Measurements: 20,5 x 13 cm (x4).
The set of first editions of Ricardo Eufemio Molinari (Buenos Aires, 1898-1996) gathered in titles such as Días donde la tarde es un pájaro (1954), El cielo de las alondras y las gaviotas (1963), La escudilla (1973) and La cornisa (1977), published by Emecé Editores, allows us to follow the evolution of one of the most singular voices of Argentine poetry of the 20th century. In these books, the author develops a strongly introspective lyric, where nature, memory and the experience of time merge in images of great symbolic delicacy.
Molinari's work is characterized by a refined language, with a meditative tone, in which the everyday acquires a metaphysical dimension. Elements such as the evening, the birds or the sky function as recurring motifs that articulate a poetics of contemplation, crossed by melancholy and the awareness of transience.
The editions, presented in paperback format and with cover vignettes by artists such as Raúl Veroni and José Bonomi, reinforce the unitary character of these books as literary and visual objects. In some cases, as in El cielo de las alondras y las gaviotas, the presence of press clippings adds a documentary value that links the critical reception with the materiality of the volume.
As a whole, these titles show the coherence of a poetic project focused on the exploration of interiority and the perception of the natural world as a mirror of the state of mind. Molinari's work is thus consolidated as one of the most refined expressions of contemporary Argentine poetry, marked by expressive subtlety and reflective depth.