Results of the pool «vote blank»

Last Sunday night were closed both of the polls so solemnly called two weeks ago in order to vote the most and the least appreciated poems from Per chi rimangono accese le luci (For whom stay on the lights).
You will find the results at the end of the right side-bar, where they will remain still for some days, before been archived in the telematic nothingness for ever, with no regrets.
The results are almost amazing: no one would have imagined such a shared indifference to a stupid idea made with such ignored seriousness, as the one seen in this poll.

I must confess, that I had never expected a piece like A love supreme in a car full of rage to win in the poll for the most appreciated pieces. It’s true, that it’s one of those I felt more, but I considered it at most an outsider in this fight till the last (wrong) click against more experienced and tactically wise pieces which can be found in the collection. There would be almost to doubt about the movement ability of somebody’s finger, or at least to suspect some confusion caused by the length of both the lists, but this is not the moment to start some conspiracy theory. We are starting that tomorrow instead, between 10:00 and 10:17 a.m. GTM +1, for those who would like to express some comments.
In order to enjoy in the best way possible this silly victory, I’m going to post soon the winning poem, while I’m going to ignore completely the otherwise classified ones. In this way, no further recriminations or regrets will be caused among the many supporters.

For what concerns the other poll, the one about the worst pieces, we cannot proclaim a winner, because it is not admitted by the rules which I have just invented, more than a winner. Sure is however, that some pieces didn’t work just like they had to in the communication passage between author and reader, and I solemnly promise to watch them again and with more empty eyes.

Another statistic which seems of some importance to me, is the sum of the votes taken by every section, which still confirms to me that the one dedicated to Heidelberg is definitely the most successful, while the first one and the last two sections (versi sparsi/uncollected verses and mal-dette/badly said or just cursed) pay maybe a minor cohesion by one side, and the presence of some younger and naives pieces on the other one, apart, of course, from the obvious critical incompetence of the voting readers.

All considered, I would say that it was an unrepeatable experience, which means that it should never be repeated until the next Big Bang, but I am no more so sure that this would be something for what it’s worth to keep on hoping.

Originally posted in Italian on February 26, 2008 at 23:50