Beauty and the wonder of poetry. Voices of a poetic education to revive our times

Poetry is an epiphany of the gaze, an arousing vision. It opens a passage unexpectedly, where a glimmer of truth is found. The poetic word is a metaphor for this extraordinary time, revealing not only a fear of the other and the threat of death – which has become a tangible presence – but also the beauty of fragility when it is cultivated as a gesture of care for oneself and for the world. A word capable of restoring a look of wonder accords the verses of some poets, bearing witness to a different way of thinking. The text seeks to explore their voices, linked by a word that cultivates the expansion of detail and the beauty hidden between the folds of a troubling time. In a moment of estranging separation, their inspiration promotes an education consisting of listening and receptivity, reviving silence, inviting gestures of devotion and intimacy towards oneself and to others and cultivating an imperishable art of life.

Modelling “Self” through Writing – Lin Yutang as a Philosopher of the Art of Life

U radu rekonstruiram filozofijsku praksu Lina Yutanga i argumentiram da se njegova misao može tumačiti kao filozofija umjetnosti života. Ističem da je bit Linove filozofijske prakse umjetnost pisanja. Slično drugim filozofima umjetnosti života, Lin je umjetnik i filozof ujedno. Dakle, on sam središnja je tema njegovih eseja. U svojoj performativnoj umjetnosti, Lin konstruira svoje »sebstvo« i oblikuje model filozofijskog života duboko ukorijenjenog u tradiciju kineske kulture dokolice. Model svakodnevnog života kako ga predlaže Lin je, stoga, mišljen da nadahne čitatelja.

HOW TO NOT BE A GOOD SPORT: SOLUTIONS TO CHAL- LENGES OF TRANSITIONING OUT OF AN ATHLETIC CAREER

Sports culture often leads athletes to believe that having an athletic career is akin to “living the dream”. This belief results in a particularly stressful and demoralizing transition from sports to retirement. This research paper sought to further analyze retirement from sports and how one’s athletic identity can be disadvantageous when tied to a short-lived career. The literature was reviewed across the domains of psychology, sports science, and sociology. This review was supplemented with The Art of Life by Zygmunt Bauman and transcribed interviews and surveys of athletes. Athletic identity is more intense and encompassing of one’s self-concept than identities associated with other occupations, which in turn leads to a more emotionally difficult retirement, particularly when forced. Furthermore, athletes with stronger and more exclusive athletic identities may face more psychological difficulties in retirement, and common coping strategies among retiring athletes appear to be maladaptive. The prestige that comes with athleticism can also be disadvantageous, as an athlete may base their self-esteem on momentary fan support. Athletes often foreclose their identity, fixating idealistically on their sport and precluding themselves from pragmatically exploring or developing alternate identities. Athletes must be encouraged to think pragmatically about their future and plan for their post-retirement life while they are playing. Athletes must also have involved support systems that are themselves supported and that the athlete can confide in while constructing a new self-narrative. Therefore, while retirement from sports is undoubtedly difficult, effective strategies in aiding an athlete’s transition do exist and must be utilized.

Konsep Cinta Pada Puisi-Puisi Karya Sapardi Djoko Damono: Analisis Semiotika Carles Sanders Pierce

<p><strong>Artikel ini membahas konsep cinta pada puisi-puisi karya Sapardi Djoko Damono. Konsep cinta seperti yang dikemukakan oleh Erich Fromm merupakan jawaban atas masalah pada eksistensi manusia. Konsep cinta yang universal dapat dilihat sebagai seni kehidupan (<em>art of life)</em> yang meliputi: cinta manusia kepada manusia, cinta manusia kepada alam, dan cinta manusia kepada tuhan. Masalah yang muncul dalam artikel ini adalah: bagaimana konsep cinta direpresentasi dalam puisi-puisi karya Sapardi Djoko Damono; serta bagaimana pemaknaan konsep cinta tersebut dilihat dari penggunaan tanda-tanda di dalam puisi. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, konsep cinta akan dibahas pada kekuatan tanda yang hadir di dalam puisi. Tanda-tanda tersebut kemudian dianalisis berdasarkan teori semiotika yang dikemukakan oleh Pierce, yakni dengan memperhatikan <em>representament, object, </em>dan <em>interpretant</em>. </strong><strong>Di samping itu, artikel ini juga menunjukkan hubungan (relasi) tanda dengan teks lain dan penggunaan gaya bahasanya. Pembahasan-pembahasannya kemudian bermuara pada pemaknaan konsep cinta yang terdapat pada puisi-puisi karya Sapardi Djoko Damono. Akhirnya, pemaknaan konsep cinta ini dapat dilihat sebagai konsep universal yang merujuk pada keperiadaan manusia sebagai bentuk eksistensinya di dunia. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa konsep cinta pada puisi-puisi Sapardi Djoko Damono ditemukan dalam tataran diksi, citraan, dan gaya bahasa. Konsep cinta yang ditemukan pada tataran struktur tersebut menjadi bagian penting dalam memahami puisi secara keseluruhan dan memaknai puisi-puisi tersebut.</strong></p><p><strong><em>Kata Kunci - </em></strong><em>Konsep Cinta</em><em>, Semiotika, Intertektualitas, Stilistika, Puisi</em></p>

Sustainable Agri-Food Processes and Circular Pathways in a Life Cycle Perspectives: Where Is Applicative Research Going?

This study aims at providing a systematic and critical review on the state-of-the-art of life cycle applications from the circular economy point of view. In particular, the main objective is to un-derstand how researchers adapt life cycle approaches for the measurement of the empirical cir-cular pathways of agri-food systems along the overall lifespan. To perform the literature review, PRISMA protocol was considered to conduct a review by qualitative synthesis. Specifically, an evaluation matrix has been set up to gather and synthesize research evidence, by classifying pa-pers according to several integrated criteria. The literature search was carried out employing scientific databases. Findings evidence that the most common circularity topics are about closed-loop production systems, i.e. nutrient recovery for agricultural purposes, production of renewable energy, valorization of residues and wastes as fertilizers, food waste, and agro-wastes recycling for agriculture. To evaluate the benefits/impacts of CE strategies, Life Cycle Assess-ment (LCA) proved to be the most common methodology applied by authors, as it can help to meet the main CE requirements slowing and closing resource loops.