Maria Martelli's poetry is of the earth, of cherry trees, of dürüm kebab made of seitan, of seedlings, rains and heatwaves, of the end of the world as we have known it until now, of the beginning of the world as we dream it together, human and non-human beings.

In the volume the relations between humans and so-called companion animals come to the fore, and I consider it the first volume of poetry of its kind in local literature. The verses written with and about the dogs Aki, Nuna, Mushi and Terra, as well as the cat Aria, are an exploration full of love, curiosity for each other and listening to what it means to live together as fairly as possible in an unfair world.

Nóra Ugron

Very few contemporary texts, let alone debut works, are structured around a "slippery" concept such as "luck". I call it slippery because it can easily fall into a problematic determinism and annihilate the agency of the "less fortunate", blocking forms of possible revolt.

Surprisingly, Maria Martelli succeeds in this volume in hijacking this meaning and using "luck" as a force for action by the most vulnerable, those whom the capitalist world locks into the circle of the "inactive". 

 Iulia Militaru

A shimmering web of life is offered to us in this volume, in which destruction and extinction are set against a gentle horizon, radiating hope: that of living together and caring for all the bonds that sustain us. 

Wrapped in the mantle of intimacy, this poetry offers a solid plea for rethinking the world in the age of the capitalocene, and an essential question: 'How might we all live together better?'

Alina Purcaru