Maria Organtini

Augusto met Maria Organtini in 1984 on occasion of an informative week related to the Bahà'ì world community. In fact, he was interviewed by her for Radio Base Lombardia. From then on there was a beautiful relationship that brought him to become a member of the Circle of Poets and Artists of Monza and Brianza, a very profound relationship lasting until his passing on and still today.
In 1995 Maria Organtini wrote the following poem that is dedicated to him:

THE JOURNEY

Superi le barriere del tempo
con gagliardo vigore
nutrito alla fiamma della Fede.
Come un nocchiero attento
valichi gli scogli dell'indifferenza
e punti dritto alla meta.

É bello guardare il tuo volto
dove i segni dell'anima s'identificano
con i segni dell'eta' e da questi
traggono forza e vigore.

Tanto amore per l'umanita'
tanto ardore nella Fede
accompagnano il tuo viaggio.
Amico che passi di qui
non dimenticare quest'anima.

Maria Organtini

Maria Organtini
To Augusto Robiati with gratitude - Monza, November 3rd 1995

The photographs above show Augusto with Maria who is awarding him with a copy of the Iron Crown of the city of Monza.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF MARIA ORGANTINI
Born in Rome, Maria Organtini, since she was child showed a lively interest for literature. She spent her free time reading and interesting herself in operas. Once married, she went to live in Turin where she obtained a moderate success in the pictorial field. She moved to Monza where she started to collaborate with the twice weekly Il cittadino. She gave birth to her son Lorenzo. She does all she can in the social field: responsible for the Gruppo Mani Tese, sustains and establishes the Movimento Apostolico Ciechi with Elide Brunelli of which she will bring out the founder Maria Motta, publishing a book of her poems currently in the printing stage Storia e testimonianze sulla Fondatrice del M.A.C.

Among the newspapers with which she has collaborated there are: Il Giorno, Brianza Oggi, Corriere di Monza e Brianza, Buonasera and others. Among the private radios and television: Radio Base Lombardia, R.V. Radio, Radio Super Antenna, Radio Studio Monza, TV Monza, Telenova. President of numerous national and international awards for poetry alongside well known poets: Padre David Maria Turoldo, Geno Pampaloni, Nino Boriosi, Franco Sapi and Domenico Cara. She has recorded a LP of fairy tales and a tape from which the gains were given in favour of specialized coronary equipment for the Hospital of Monza. She has presented shows and choral recitals. She has published: Uomo senza fine, ed. Rebellato (1982); La leggenda dell'ambra, ed. Laboratorio delle Arti, Milan (1985); Sincronie d'azzurro, ed. Coop. Befana Brianza (1985); Breve stagione, ed. Gr. Befana Brianza (1988); La clessidra azzurra, ed. Montedit (1992); Sulla sabbia del tempo, ed. Tipografica Sociale, Monza; Compagni di Viaggio, ed. Club degli autori, (1994) and the collection ….e udrò il canto del mare with the introduction by professor Tina Beretta.

She is the president and founder of the "Circle of Poets and Artists of Monza and Brianza" since 1982. She currently collaborates with the Casa Editrice Montedit with which she created the 1st edition of the International Award for Poetry " City of Monza 1999" with the Patronage of the Assessorship of the Arts. She chairs the "La Culla" Natale Award in Poetry of Veduggio and "Il Solco" of Biassono (Mi).