Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
The longing to know drifts
between distant shores,
where thought has turned to dust
and silence keeps
the echoes of what was.
Mystery sinks deeper
into the wounds of summer,
through cracks of restless light
where time still trembles
and refuses to disappear.
Something remains—
a breath,
a shadow on the water,
a name the waves
could never wash away.
Between absence and return,
memory rises again,
fragile and untamed,
carrying what the heart
was never able to forget.
And still it sails,
beyond the edge of silence,
toward that distant place
where everything was lost—
and nothing
was ever truly gone.
Short Biography
Emma Renzi is a young poet and writer with a deeply bicultural identity, rooted in both her Italian and Arab heritage. Her poetry has received recognition in national and international literary competitions. Winner of a poetry competition in 2023, she has received several Honourable Mentions and, in 2026, the Young Talents Award at the Pegasus Literary Awards in Switzerland.
A qualified Wellness Operator, she chose to pursue further studies in multiculturalism and cultural mediation, alongside training in first aid. She has also gained experience in fashion as a model with SNOUF and 03 Studio.
She is currently co-authoring God Against God (Dio contro Dio) with writer and journalist Milena Renzi, a novel in which the encounter between different cultures, faiths and identities becomes a reflection on belonging, prejudice and the possibility of understanding the other.
