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When 26-year old Crito di Volta is released after 10 years of psychiatric institutionalization, he develops and launches Motarism, a new socio-political and psycho-spiritual movement through which he de-institutionalizes, and eventually reconnects with, all of humanity. Called "a major accomplishment of Literature" and "the Howl of the 21st century," Marc di Saverio's
Crito di Volta is a poetic manifesto on mental illness, faith and urban geography, and a revolt against the platitudes of contemporary Western society.
About the author
Marc di Saverio hails from Hamilton, Canada. His poems and translations have appeared in such outfits as
Maisonneuve, CNQ, Hazlitt, Event, and
The Fiddlehead. In Issue 92 of
Canadian Notes and Queries, Di Saverio's
Sanatorium Songs (2013) was hailed as "the greatest poetry debut from the past 25 years." In 2016 he received the City of Hamilton Arts Award for Best Emerging Writer. In 2017, his work was broadcasted on BBC Radio 3, his debut became a best seller in both Canada and the United States, and he published his first book of translations:
Ship of Gold: The Essential Poems of Emile Nelligan (Vehicule Press). His epic poem,
Crito Di Volta, was released in 2020 to great acclaim.
