This a collection of poems by Vincenzo Ancona, a poet from Castellammare del golfo who was a legendary figure for the Sicilian community of New York and beyond. Ancona was one of the last of a generation of Sicilian poets who had every line they ever wrote in their memory and could recite for hours without reading a word. This edition includes a masterful translation by Gaetano Cipolla and critical and biographical data on his life and works. The paperback edition comes with two CDs of the poet reciting his poetry in Sicilian.
Language
English
Pages
277
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Legas
Release
October 01, 2010
Malidittu la Lingua/Damned Language (Pueti d'Arba Siula/Poets of Arba Sicula Book 1)
This a collection of poems by Vincenzo Ancona, a poet from Castellammare del golfo who was a legendary figure for the Sicilian community of New York and beyond. Ancona was one of the last of a generation of Sicilian poets who had every line they ever wrote in their memory and could recite for hours without reading a word. This edition includes a masterful translation by Gaetano Cipolla and critical and biographical data on his life and works. The paperback edition comes with two CDs of the poet reciting his poetry in Sicilian.