Piero Gigli (1897-1987), from Modena, had a certain fame as a futurist between the second and the third decade of the twentieth century. He went on writing however, even though his production remained unpublished, or almost so. A vast documentation of his writings remains: memories, letters, collections of verses and prose, notes of art and history. An example of these writings is represented by the brief (and unfinished) prose here presented. In this text Gigli recalls the decisive moments of his formation, from Carducci’s and Pascoli’s suggestions of his adolescence to the turn represented by Futurism and by his passion for politics. From these suggestions depended his decision to enlist in the army, his meeting with Marinetti and the beginning of his writing career.
