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If you are Italian or love food or love love...
listen to Garrison Keillor read aloud Diane Lockward's poem , Linguini, on the Writer's Almanac website.
You will swoon over her words and images and yearn for lusty linguini. Che bella!
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Crossing the dark waters from Venice en route to the Lido, I watch a woman so intent upon her reading that she seems oblivious to the haunting beauty visible in all directions. As we slow in our approach to the landing area, I ask what she is reading. It is Desiring Italy, she says, given to her by her mother in anticipation of this trip. I record it in my journal , it is the first book I buy upon arriving home. Written by a group of women writers, it is a joyous celebration of all things Italian. It evokes cultural traditions, artistic impressions and history as it lyrically describes the glories of Italian locales. How fortunate the person who has this book as a traveling companion. Just as Venice's twisting alleyways and canals create a desire for roving, this anthology lures the reader to a passion for "la dolce vita". The autobiographical slant resonates with how Italy has imprinted itself in the hearts and souls of the women who write about it and all who visit there.
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This is a riveting story of truth peopled by characters that stir your emotions, display quirky behaviors, celebrate personal passions and invite the reader in to watch and listen.
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What Feeds Us by Diane Lockward
giarnese, February 20, 2009
If you are Italian or love food or love love...listen to Garrison Keillor read aloud Diane Lockward's poem , Linguini, on the Writer's Almanac website.
You will swoon over her words and images and yearn for lusty linguini. Che bella!
(3 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Desiring Italy: Women Writers Celebrate the Passions of a Country and Culture by Susan Cahill
giarnese, May 12, 2007
Crossing the dark waters from Venice en route to the Lido, I watch a woman so intent upon her reading that she seems oblivious to the haunting beauty visible in all directions. As we slow in our approach to the landing area, I ask what she is reading. It is Desiring Italy, she says, given to her by her mother in anticipation of this trip. I record it in my journal , it is the first book I buy upon arriving home. Written by a group of women writers, it is a joyous celebration of all things Italian. It evokes cultural traditions, artistic impressions and history as it lyrically describes the glories of Italian locales. How fortunate the person who has this book as a traveling companion. Just as Venice's twisting alleyways and canals create a desire for roving, this anthology lures the reader to a passion for "la dolce vita". The autobiographical slant resonates with how Italy has imprinted itself in the hearts and souls of the women who write about it and all who visit there.(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
B-Mother by Maureen Obrien
giarnese, February 23, 2007
This is a riveting story of truth peopled by characters that stir your emotions, display quirky behaviors, celebrate personal passions and invite the reader in to watch and listen.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)