The Idea of the Ordinary

by Carmine Sarracino

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914061976
• ISBN13: 9780914061977
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Orchises Press
• Length: 87 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Documents the Italian Immigrant Experience

When I heard Garrison Keillor read one of the poems from this book on his daily "Writer's Almanac" radio spot recently, I immediately stopped what I was doing to listen. My Nonno's strong-featured, careworn face floated in front me; so did every sepia-toned photograph I've ever seen of the pinched, hopeful faces gazing out from steerage at a strange place called America.You don't have to be an Italian immigrant or a descendent of one to appreciate this slim volume. It covers other aspects of life and love with thoughtful insight. Sit, read and enjoy Carmine Sarracino's poems with the family members or friends who have traveled from distant places to be at your side.