Sometimes I Swear In ItalianBy Anthony BuccinoAntonio Buccino's collection about growing up Italian American in New Jersey and discovering the roots of his ancestors. Read about the old neighborhood where the 'bianca lina' man sold bleach to make the white linens; and the young boy growing up in the house his grandfather built, and living upstairs from his scary grandma who spoke no English. The collection of verse captures the assimilation of Italian American born and raised in New Jersey and inspired by a trip to Italy where he realizes on his first visit, it also is his home. This American boy discovers the land his ancestors left to make a better life for his generation. The pigeons that follow him throughout Italy provide the connection to his father - who raised homers - who didn't speak English until he started school - the rich heritage of the old country, and the enormous sacrifice of his grandparents. Despite its title, Sometimes I Swear In Italian contains no profanity in any language. |
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L’America SPAGHETTI TREES BUTCHIE LEGLESS DOMENIC NEEDLE AMERICAN BOY OLD MAN FACCIA BRUTE PIGEON MAN SECRETS MONEY IN NEWSPAPERS THOSE PEOPLE SOMETIMES I SWEAR IN ITALIAN BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I’M NOT GEPETTO FIFTY-TWO FOR EVERY BILL NAMES SOFIA DELL SUNDAY DINNER
Egg & Eggplant MOST AT HOME ON MY SHOES BREATHLESS A BIG LONG FLIGHT HOT COCOA IN AUGUST SOLO JULIET THESE STREETS ARE ALL WET PIGEONS IN VENICE FOUNTAINS HOW CAN YOU EAT THAT? FATHER MET ME IN THE OLD COUNTRY WAITING FOR THE BBC DAVID AS STATUE HOW DO YOU SAY EGG AND EGGPLANT RAIN IN PISA MAIORI AT FERRAGOSTO NIGHT SHADOW IN THE SQUARE ONE EURO FROM A TWO EURO Sometimes I Swear In Italian Paperback: 62 pages ISBN-10: 1466231718 ISBN-13: 978-1466231719 Copyright © 2011 By Anthony Buccino
Published by Cherry Blossom Press, Buccino's poetry collections are mostly out of print. Special orders - send email to author. |
Sometimes I Swear in Italian In the new land it will be better.
After this long sea journey
No hunger there, you know.
With open arms they welcome us
Back home, I will miss la famiglia Some day, I shall bring them to this new land. - Spaghetti Trees Acknowledgements American Boy published at Poem Factory Butchie, Money In Newspapers, Pigeon Man Secrets, Old Man, Pigeons In Venice Fountains, Father Met Me in the Old Country, One Euro From A Two Euro published in Sixteen Inches On Center David As Statue published in Medusa’s Kitchen Da Vinci Paints My House published in The Quick & Dirty Poets literary journal Up & Under. Egg And Eggplant published in Sweet Lemons 2 I’m Not Gepetto published in One Morning In Jersey City Old Man published in Raving Dove Online Literary Magazine Pigeons in Venice Fountains published in Florida English, Special Italian American Issue Solo Juliet published in Voices In Italian-Americana Spaghetti Trees published online at PowWow Papers, Sweet Lemons 2 Those People published in Yountakah Country |
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