Writer, poet, literary critic. Born in Italy and educated in different universities at graduate and post-graduate level. Previously a lecturer of literature in higher education in Milan, an ESOL tutor and lecturer, he now teaches English at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in London.
His earliest publications are in the late 90's, with atricles about composition, the Modernists and Derek Walcott. He has also published in 'The Guardian' and published a collection of short stories, Illuminations in 2004 and a collection of poetry Ybo' and Other Lies (ISBN 190061190) in 2005.
Ybo' and Other Lies collects his more experimental poems ('Ybo and 'Heaven from Hell') as well as some political poems, erotic poems and his 'Flickers'.
'Ybo is a hallucinatory journey into the subconscious, suspension dots represent inferential and subconscious links between lines and words that appear slurred and heavily apostrophated.
'Heaven from Hell' is a post-modernist and parodic journey among the dereliction of modern society. It is written in several languages including French, Latin, Italian and Ancient Greek, but is mainly in English. It clearly refers to T.S.Eliot's 'The Waste Land' in strucure and theme, but does not seem to find a solution at the end, the fragments remain fragments, the sould does not come to new life. Themes within the poem are war, the theatre as a symbol of life (the refrain'We cannot drop the curtain' may refer to suicide), ancient mythology and literature itself.
'Flickers' are short spiritual landscape with very visual images, strong, isolated sounds and harsh flavours.
A Bulla has also been praised for his refined erotic poetry, of which 'Between Dreams' is the most famous example.
In T. Harrison's words, Ybo' and other Lies is an exceptional collection of poetry for the literati as well as for the passionate amateur. It explores the human soul with heavy strokes of formal and structural haphazardness, smoky landscapes of the unconscious, picturesque watercolours and erotic photography. It sounds like Wagner in "Ybo'", like Beethoven in "Heaven from Hell", like Nick Cave in the "Flickers" and end with the most courageous musical option of all for such refined text: a genuine, bawdy, heart-felt sing-along.'
He is currently said to be working on a novel, Case Study and rumoured to have finished another novel to be published under a pen name.
Poetics
Adriano Bulla's poetics are quite complex.
There are three main periods in his poetic work, which are quite difficult to date
Influences
Bulla's work has been influenced by a plethora of writers. Looking at 'Heaven from Hell', we can see who he mainly pays homage to. These include Milton, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce , Dante, Baudelaire and Rimbaud. In the literary tradition, his work seems to follow the Metaphysical tradition and be heavily influenced by medieval poetry as well as Modernist literature. great/>erotic/>
Therefore, Bulla's place in the literary tradition could be seen as that of a modern metaphysical poet and a modernist or post-modernist writer. He consciously places himself amongst the most experimental writers of our time.
his article was deleted from wikipedia because an editor had it in for Mr Bulla, and started mistrusting the sources.
he main sources for teh article though, were university websites (!!!) websites with teh British Library sign of approval on it etc.
Wikipedia twisted their own rules to do what an editor wanted to do.
es, freedom of speech...
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2. 14-04-2008 14:41
his article was deleted from wikipedia because an editor had it in for Mr Bulla, and started mistrusting the sources.
he main sources for teh article though, were university websites (!!!) websites with teh British Library sign of approval on it etc.
Wikipedia twisted their own rules to do what an editor wanted to do.
es, freedom of speech...
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3. 11-01-2009 09:34
I've heard that A Bulla himselfwanted thearticle deleted from Wikipedia cause his students used to search him on Wikipedia rather than what he asked them to do.
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4. 13-08-2009 17:54
Adriano Bulla is just a genius of humanity and love
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5. 13-08-2009 21:38
Definitely an interesting poet, individual in all his expressive ways.
Who cares if he asked to be removed from Wikipedia, he must have had his own reasons, he still remains in many other encyclopaedias.
What puzzles me about this article is how little is said about him as a prose writer, is it because he has recently be publishig under a pen name?
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6. 27-11-2009 19:58
Come on, we all know his name as a prose writer!!!!!
He\'s a great poet no doubt, but it\'s not like his prose name is THAT different.
Only his prose must be a bit too \'adult\' so he keeps using his pseudonym.
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7. 27-11-2009 22:03
i was one of his students at askes for a nember of years and whilst i fail to see what is so great about him also his behaviour is very questionable as why would you tell a group of boys that you were raped at 14 and liked it
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8. 03-12-2009 21:07
sarahj What you say is out of context. First, he is a pretty well-known writer, he's received amazingly good criticism, so if you fail to see what is so great about him, well as you say, you FAIL. The fact that he is studied at university level around the world despite his very young age and his reticence to engage with celebrity, the fact that he seems to be unique in his style and technique, the clear fact that he is a literary genius suggest that we are looking at a possible future Nobel Prize.
Second, what you say simply shows that he is a very open person about his life and his past. Again, what you say is out of context, was he asked in class? And if he was, well, then it's very honest of him to say that. Some people may want to hide their traumatic experiences, others have dealt with them and don't have issues about them. The fact that he dealt with it makes him great to start with.
I don't know him personally, but there is an awful lot of angst, pain and frustration expressed in his early poetry. If what you say is not just an excuse to be polemic and attack a famous person for fun, that would partially explain his sensitivity as a poet and a novelist. What'smore it would show what cathartic power poetry can have on the psyche.
However, we also know that these forums can easily be used to attack people. To start with, I don't think you have used your real name, while you are commenting on a well-known literary figure, that is already fishy. Second, if one is asked, one is free to give an honest answer or lie to you. If what you say is true (though I doubt it) are you saying that you'd rather he'd told you a lie? If I were you, I'd admire his honesty and avoid hiding under a false name.
Back to literature, the reason why he publishes under different names is that his work is so varied that he wants to keep his careers separate. He only publishes poetry and criticism with his real name, while he uses a pen name for his novels.
For those who have read his prose, it is easy to see the stylistic link with his poetry, no doubt. His prose has the same quality as Virginia Woolf's: it is actually poetry in paragraphs. One can find the same hypersensitivity, the same depth of erudition, seamless structural complexity and philosopy. There are clear references to the Kabbalah in his prose which are absent in his poetry, or at least not apparent.
Dr Mario Rossi
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9. 04-12-2009 10:00
I agree with Maro Rossi above.
I think he is an excellent teacher, let's be honest, he knows everything. I've read stff on him and he's also a great writer.
And what is the point in revealing details of his private life onlie? I don't think waht this fake person called sarahj is true, and if it was, her comment says more about her than Mr. Bulla. Whats questionable are her reasons for slagging off a aa famous person online.
I have read Crosswords and it is very good. Weird but very good. Ive read his "erotic poetry" too, everybody goes on about it. It's actually very sweet, sensual, yes, but not really XXX sort of thing. It's about kissing someone and it's based on other famous poets work.
And it's true that he couldn't take his students to the ICT room without them going online and trying to research him instead of Milton and stuff, so I'm not surprised he avoids the internet cause it clashes with his job.
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10. 04-12-2009 10:08
How come all the internet profiles show a german voleyball palyer?
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11. 04-12-2009 10:12
Samantha,
I don't think he has an internet profile. He doesn't want to be contacted by everyone, does he?
I think he keeps himself to himself and away from this monster that is the internet. I don't think he knows there are lots of articles on him online and lots of information. He's a books person, not an internet one.
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12. 04-12-2009 10:13
Thanks Mario,
So that german Adriano Bulla is someone else?
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13. 04-12-2009 10:14
Unless he plays volleyball too. I don't know what he looks like. But he's not Grman, he's Italian.
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14. 04-12-2009 10:17
There are no pictures of him on the internet, I did a search, but I got T.S. Eliot; funny, because they are similar as poets.
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15. 22-12-2009 12:34
I think the situation about Bulla's publication of his forthcoming novel reminds me of Dubliners by James Joyce. Lots of controversy and expectations. Already talked about in literary circles, a completely new genre, yet so psychologically honest.
There we go. I think he is the real heir of Modernism. He's Eliot's son when he comes to poetry and Joyce's and Woolf's son when it comes to prose.
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17. 17-04-2010 19:18
Mr Bulla is an amazing, sweet, funny man who always puts a smile on my face when i speak to him. Earlier comments are very much true but I think its amazing that he feels he can share perhaps the most private parts of his life with people. A reflection of his beautiful humanity. he is also a genius and has helped me so much, it's like he can see everything a hundred more ways than anyone else can. I think his intellect should be celebrated, not picked apart.
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18. 05-01-2011 09:53
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