Girolamo Comi's poetry began as a rebellion against the Enlightenment philosophy that exalted science and reason over art. Comi delighted in aesthetics and, later, in spirituality, and his poetry reflects these preferences. Nourished by the teachings of anthroposophic and theologic philosophy, and influenced by symbolist thinking, Comi developed a curiosity for the mysteries of creation and the scientific and rational laws that govern it. Later in his life, Comi's adoption of Catholic dogma compelled him to demonstrate the beauty of the universe, showing the greatness of its Creator, to whom Comi's poetry aspired. He used his poetry to sing the harmony and order of God's universe.

Throughout his long and eventful life, Comi never joined any literary movement and refused alignment with any specific school. From the beginning his poetry was a personal search for an understanding of man's place in the universe. The ever-changing conception of his...