Mario d'Offizi

Mario d'Offizi is a Cape Town based writer and poet. He is also assistant editor of Sawubona magazine.

Mario's work has featured in many publications over the years and his writing - prose and poetry - has been critically acclaimed thanks to its unfailing honesty and the warmth of his poetic voice.

Banana Crates & Wire Mesh

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Banana Crates and Wire Mesh spans several decades and sheds Mario d'Offizi's unique and often brutally honest light on a wide range of subjects, from the taboo to the mundane. Mario published his first poetry at an early age, but Banana Crates and Wire Mesh is his first anthology - it's a book that brings a lifetime of observations on the minutiae of South African life to the fore.

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Mario D'Offizi on the Victor Dlamini Literary Podcast
the tabloid
2009.04.30 10:08:30
Mario

Measured against man


Measured against Time,

i am a split second

bred into a span

of years; measured against


God, i am a sperm

seeking womb of earth to

germinate, give root,

to hold to Time; measured


against the earth I

am a man as tall as

trees, wide as open

spaces are; bound by Time;

 

Measured against Man.




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2009.04.30 18:33:46

great poem!

 
 
2009.04.30 22:33:32

Thanx Andy....

 
 
2009.05.01 10:29:05

Matt O'Brien write:
Great stuff my half-Irish mate.
Looking forward to seeing more articles and can't wait for the next book.

Matt
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2009.05.01 15:35:42

Thanks boet. Hope you like the Tabloid on here....c u soon.

 
 
2009.05.01 13:35:02

Let's have more like this - beautiful. MM

 
 
2009.05.01 15:37:00

Thank you...the poem was written over 30 trs ago...

 
 
2009.05.01 21:33:30

cool stuff Mario - cyber HUGS and great site
Shaz

 
 
2009.05.02 00:52:22

Thanx, Shaz....and for all the gifts. Can I link you to my site?

 
 
2009.05.02 16:46:23

Blessings to you brother!
Uganda never looked so good.
Digging the feel of the new site and looking forward to updates.

 
 
2009.05.02 19:06:20

Thanks boet...i'll post the Uganda feature when it appears and write more blogs. Lekka having you at our home last week; and glad you enjoyed the lasagne

 
 
2009.05.02 22:18:19

Once again, WELL FUCKIN DONE! So VERY glad you finally have got a website. Your work has always been awesome! Glad that you are now realizing that people really enjoy your work.

 
 
2009.05.03 11:40:58

Thanks Dizzy - you gonna be typing the next one!

 
 
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