Writing as an act of love, the ‘Xenia. Petals of Poetry’ by Elena Rossi

In ancient Greece, ‘Xenia’ represented a rite of hospitality culminating in a gift offered to the guest before his departure. The collection of poems of the same name was born from this image of encounter and reciprocity, where the poetic word is transformed into welcome, care and human connection. Elena Rossi’s poems, dedicated to her father Sandro Rossi, arise from a dialogue with his absence: a path of reunion through words, memory and love. Between dreams, pain and hope, the book becomes an intimate and universal journey, capable of transforming loss into rebirth.

The project has a charitable purpose: the entire proceeds from sales will be donated by the author to the care of oncological children and young Ukrainians suffering from oncological pathologies of the Women for Peace Network. At the same time, the association has activated a fundraising campaign aimed at the same objective of treating small cancer patients. “Poetry is a bridge between the world that lives outside and the one that lives inside us”, explains the author Elena Rossi. “Love is the powerful tool thanks to which words and souls ‘walk’ together for a greater cause. Thanks to those who inspired me, my father Sandro Rossi, and to all those who made this project a reality”.