Anthony will be reading his poem Staples that's included in The U.S.1 Worksheets Volume 60 at the publication party on Sunday, April 12 at the Princeton Library in Princeton, NJ.
Doors open at 1:15 p.m. Reading begins at 2 p.m.
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December 15, 2014
Buccino joins poetry reading marathon in Montclair - Jan. 8
New Year Poetry Marathon Reading in Montrclair
Anthony Buccino and other local poets will read a few poems each during the marathon portion of this free event from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave.,
Montclair, N.J.
Poets include: Susan
Amsterdam, Susan Lembo Balik, Ron Bremner, Buccino, Linda Cronin, Gail
Fishman Gerwin, Martin Golan, Jim Gwyn, Elizabeth Marchitti, Marilyn Mohr,
Frank Niccoletti, Ken Ronkowitz, Bob Rosenbloom, Rachel Parker, Janet Kolstein,
Elissa Gordon and D. M. Dutcher.
An open reading will follow.
An open reading will follow.
May 15, 2011
Buccino reads in W. Caldwell 5/15
Poetry Festival: A Celebration Of Literary Journals
Anthony Buccino and others
May 15, 2011
Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Rd.
West Caldwell, NJ
1 P.M. - 5 P.M.
FREE
more information
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Anthony Buccino and others
May 15, 2011
Caldwell Public Library
30 Clinton Rd.
West Caldwell, NJ
1 P.M. - 5 P.M.
FREE
more information
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February 14, 2011
Buccino and Crews in South Brunswick 2/20
Anthony Buccino and David Crews
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Anthony Buccino, Pushcart Prize nominee, and David Crews will read as part of the Sunday poetry series at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 20. The reading, which will be followed by an open reading, will begin at 2 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2011.
The event is free, though a donation of a nonperishable food item for the South Brunswick Food Pantry would be appreciated.
Open reading to follow feature
South Brunswick Library 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Contact: 732-329-4000
Contact: Hank Kalet, otherhalf@comcast.net
Sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Anthony Buccino, Pushcart Prize nominee, and David Crews will read as part of the Sunday poetry series at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 20. The reading, which will be followed by an open reading, will begin at 2 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2011.
The event is free, though a donation of a nonperishable food item for the South Brunswick Food Pantry would be appreciated.
Open reading to follow feature
South Brunswick Library 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Contact: 732-329-4000
Contact: Hank Kalet, otherhalf@comcast.net
Sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission
January 17, 2011
Anthony Buccino and David Crews in S. Brunswick 2/20
February 20, 2010: Anthony Buccino and David Crews
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Anthony Buccino, Pushcart Prize nominee, and David Crews will read as part of the Sunday poetry series at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 20. The reading, which will be followed by an open reading, will begin at 2 p.m. The event is free, though a donation of a nonperishable food item for the South Brunswick Food Pantry would be appreciated.
Open reading to follow feature
Free, but a donation of a nonperishable food item to the South Brunswick Food Pantry is requested.
S.Brunswick Library 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Contact: 732-329-4000
Contact: Hank Kalet, otherhalf@comcast.net
Sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission
Schedule subject to change without notice.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Anthony Buccino, Pushcart Prize nominee, and David Crews will read as part of the Sunday poetry series at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 20. The reading, which will be followed by an open reading, will begin at 2 p.m. The event is free, though a donation of a nonperishable food item for the South Brunswick Food Pantry would be appreciated.
Open reading to follow feature
Free, but a donation of a nonperishable food item to the South Brunswick Food Pantry is requested.
S.Brunswick Library 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Contact: 732-329-4000
Contact: Hank Kalet, otherhalf@comcast.net
Sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission
Schedule subject to change without notice.
January 15, 2011
Buccino, Giura reading at Cornelia St. Cafe 2/12
IAWA Italian American Writers Association
Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award Honorees
Presents Maria Giura and Anthony Buccino
on
Saturday, February 12, 2011
New York, NY- On Saturday, February 12, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) invites – Anthony Buccino and Maria Giura -- who won Honorable Mention from the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards in 2010.
Anthony Buccino’s poem Something Tells Me You Went To Catholic School earned Honorable Mention in the 2010 Allen Ginsberg awards and will be published in the Paterson Literary Review; his poem Ten Minutes earned Honorable Mention in the 2009 Allen Ginsberg Awards.
He has published 11 books including six poetry collections, some of which are available on Kindle: Canned, Sixteen Inches On Center, American Boy: Pushing Sixty, Voices On The Bus and One Morning In Jersey City. The editors for Volume 55 of U.S. 1 Worksheets nominated his poem, At The Vet for a Pushcart Prize.
His work has also appeared in Celebrating William Carlos Williams and The Poetry of Place: North Jersey in Poetry; Rattlesnake Review; Medusa’s Kitchen; Voices in Italian Americana; The Fox Chase Review; and Caduceus.
A financial news editor by day, Buccino contributes to NJ.com. He maintains New Jersey Poets and Poetry, a blog of poetry happenings in New Jersey. Visit www.anthonysworld.com
Maria Giura’s poem, Mercy was selected for Honorable Mention in 2010 and will be published in The Paterson Literary Review; her previous work has appeared both in Paterson Literary Review and in VIA. A member of the American Italian Historical Association, she read chapters of her memoir at their conferences, which she will read from.
She is an Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, N.J., where she teaches First Year Writing and Memoir and is Assistant Director of their First Year Writing Program. She received her doctorate in English with a creative dissertation from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the Executive Director at the Poetry Center
Passaic County Community College, which sponsors the annual Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards. For guidelines visit
http://old.pccc.edu/poetry/Prize/index.html
Cornelia St. Café,
29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker and West 4th Streets)
New York, NY
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
$7 minimum includes one drink
Come in time to sign up at 5:45 pm.
Bring poetry Bring prose Bring script Bring a friend
The evening starts with Open Mike readings of five minutes each.
Since 1991, the organization has given voice to writers
through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month.
Italian American Writers Association
IAWA is a 501© (3) not-for-profit corporation; donations are tax deductible. Since 1991, the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month.
For membership information, visit www.iawa.net
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Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award Honorees
Presents Maria Giura and Anthony Buccino
on
Saturday, February 12, 2011
New York, NY- On Saturday, February 12, 2011, the Italian American Writers Association (IAWA) invites – Anthony Buccino and Maria Giura -- who won Honorable Mention from the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards in 2010.
Anthony Buccino’s poem Something Tells Me You Went To Catholic School earned Honorable Mention in the 2010 Allen Ginsberg awards and will be published in the Paterson Literary Review; his poem Ten Minutes earned Honorable Mention in the 2009 Allen Ginsberg Awards.
He has published 11 books including six poetry collections, some of which are available on Kindle: Canned, Sixteen Inches On Center, American Boy: Pushing Sixty, Voices On The Bus and One Morning In Jersey City. The editors for Volume 55 of U.S. 1 Worksheets nominated his poem, At The Vet for a Pushcart Prize.
His work has also appeared in Celebrating William Carlos Williams and The Poetry of Place: North Jersey in Poetry; Rattlesnake Review; Medusa’s Kitchen; Voices in Italian Americana; The Fox Chase Review; and Caduceus.
A financial news editor by day, Buccino contributes to NJ.com. He maintains New Jersey Poets and Poetry, a blog of poetry happenings in New Jersey. Visit www.anthonysworld.com
Maria Giura’s poem, Mercy was selected for Honorable Mention in 2010 and will be published in The Paterson Literary Review; her previous work has appeared both in Paterson Literary Review and in VIA. A member of the American Italian Historical Association, she read chapters of her memoir at their conferences, which she will read from.
She is an Assistant Professor at Montclair State University, N.J., where she teaches First Year Writing and Memoir and is Assistant Director of their First Year Writing Program. She received her doctorate in English with a creative dissertation from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the Executive Director at the Poetry Center
Passaic County Community College, which sponsors the annual Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards. For guidelines visit
http://old.pccc.edu/poetry/Prize/index.html
Cornelia St. Café,
29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker and West 4th Streets)
New York, NY
212-989-9319
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
$7 minimum includes one drink
Come in time to sign up at 5:45 pm.
Bring poetry Bring prose Bring script Bring a friend
The evening starts with Open Mike readings of five minutes each.
Since 1991, the organization has given voice to writers
through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month.
Italian American Writers Association
IAWA is a 501© (3) not-for-profit corporation; donations are tax deductible. Since 1991, the organization has given voice to writers through its Open Reading series at Cornelia St. Café every month.
For membership information, visit www.iawa.net
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Copyright © 2011 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Anthony Buccino's books are available on Amazon's Kindle eReader.
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October 3, 2010
Buccino poetry reading , S. Brunswick - 2/20
February 20, 2010: Anthony Buccino and David Crews
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Anthony Buccino, Pushcart Prize nominee, and David Crews will read as part of the Sunday poetry series at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 20. The reading, which will be followed by an open reading, will begin at 2 p.m. The event is free, though a donation of a nonperishable food item for the South Brunswick Food Pantry would be appreciated.
Open reading to follow feature
Free, but a donation of a nonperishable food item to the South Brunswick Food Pantry is requested.
S.Brunswick Library 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Contact: 732-329-4000
Contact: Hank Kalet, otherhalf@comcast.net
Sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission
Schedule subject to change without notice.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Anthony Buccino, Pushcart Prize nominee, and David Crews will read as part of the Sunday poetry series at the South Brunswick Library on Feb. 20. The reading, which will be followed by an open reading, will begin at 2 p.m. The event is free, though a donation of a nonperishable food item for the South Brunswick Food Pantry would be appreciated.
Open reading to follow feature
Free, but a donation of a nonperishable food item to the South Brunswick Food Pantry is requested.
S.Brunswick Library 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Contact: 732-329-4000
Contact: Hank Kalet, otherhalf@comcast.net
Sponsored by the South Brunswick Arts Commission
Schedule subject to change without notice.
September 19, 2010
Buccino reads @ Carriage House, Fanwood 10/21
Carriage House Poetry Series
Jessica De Koninck and Anthony Buccino in Fanwood
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 8:00 pm
Kuran Arts Center, Watson Road
(off Martine Avenue, GPS use 75 N. Martine Avenue)
Fanwood, NJ
Free. Open Reading after Feature
Contact: Adele Kenny 908-889-7223
http://carriagehousepoetryseries.blogspot.com/
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A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
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Jessica De Koninck and Anthony Buccino in Fanwood
Tuesday, Oct. 19, 8:00 pm
Kuran Arts Center, Watson Road
(off Martine Avenue, GPS use 75 N. Martine Avenue)
Fanwood, NJ
Free. Open Reading after Feature
Contact: Adele Kenny 908-889-7223
http://carriagehousepoetryseries.blogspot.com/
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
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Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Carnival
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August 4, 2010
Buccino reads at Barrons Arts Center, Aug. 11
Poets Wednesdays at Barrons Arts Center
Feature readers: Anthony Buccino and Mark Brunetti
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
7 pm - 9:30 pm
Barron Arts Center:
582 Rahway Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ
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Feature readers: Anthony Buccino and Mark Brunetti
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
7 pm - 9:30 pm
Barron Arts Center:
582 Rahway Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ
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June 2, 2010
Buccino to read at PHANfest, Secaucus, June 13
PHANfest 1, the first literary event in NJ in 25+ years to invite all 50 known NJ-based poetry publishers to participate.
Anthony Buccino will read at this event, also copies of his books will be available for purchase.
Secaucus Public Library
1379 Paterson Plank Road,
Secaucus, NJ
Created and hosted by 2009 New Jersey State Jefferson Award recipient David Messineo of Sensations Magazine, the annual event is a fundraiser for select NJ food banks - the goal each year to raise $1,000 to purchase 2000 single-serve cans of food and deliver them to 5-10 NJ food banks by July 4.
Anthony Buccino will read at this event, also copies of his books will be available for purchase.
Secaucus Public Library
1379 Paterson Plank Road,
Secaucus, NJ
Created and hosted by 2009 New Jersey State Jefferson Award recipient David Messineo of Sensations Magazine, the annual event is a fundraiser for select NJ food banks - the goal each year to raise $1,000 to purchase 2000 single-serve cans of food and deliver them to 5-10 NJ food banks by July 4.
April 1, 2010
Adele Kenny and Anthony Buccino @ Bridgewater
Somerset Poetry Group: Poetry Reading - Adele Kenny and Anthony Buccino
Bridgewater Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 7:00 pm
Adele Kenny is the author of 23 books (poetry and nonfiction). Over 700 of her poems, articles, and reviews have been published in journals throughout North and South America, the UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia, as well as in books and anthologies published by Crown, Mc-Graw Hill, and Tuttle. She served as associate editor of The Antiquer: Fine Art & Antiques from 2000-2005 and is currently poetry editor of Tiferet: A Journal of Spiritual Literature.
Adele is the recipient of various honors and awards, including poetry fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. She received an award for the 2007 Merton Poetry of the Sacred Prize, honorable mention in the 2006 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, and was a finalist for the 2006 Paumanok Poetry Award.
Visit Adele Kenny's website.
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Carnival
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Bridgewater Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 7:00 pm
Adele Kenny is the author of 23 books (poetry and nonfiction). Over 700 of her poems, articles, and reviews have been published in journals throughout North and South America, the UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia, as well as in books and anthologies published by Crown, Mc-Graw Hill, and Tuttle. She served as associate editor of The Antiquer: Fine Art & Antiques from 2000-2005 and is currently poetry editor of Tiferet: A Journal of Spiritual Literature.
Adele is the recipient of various honors and awards, including poetry fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. She received an award for the 2007 Merton Poetry of the Sacred Prize, honorable mention in the 2006 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, and was a finalist for the 2006 Paumanok Poetry Award.
Visit Adele Kenny's website.
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Carnival
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March 8, 2010
A WONDERFUL TOWN in American Voice anthology
Buccino to read ‘Nutley’ poem at anthology launch
Local writer scores a poem about Nutley’s rich history in the new anthology “The American Voice in Poetry: The Legacy of Whitman, Williams and Ginsberg” being published as part of the Distinguished Poets Series at the Poetry Center in Paterson.
The Nutley author weaves a poem around Frances Goodrich, who grew up in town and went on to write the “Thin Man” film series and later won a Pulitzer Prize for the play “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
Buccino’s poem suggests Goodrich’s screenplay for the popular Christmas film “It’s A Wonderful Life” has hints of old Nutley, and that the scene of the angel and George on the bridge may have been inspired by the Lyndhurst bridge over the Passaic River, not far from where Goodrich grew up.
In recalling Nutley of about 100 years ago, Buccino cites Guthrie’s Dry Good Store and some of our famous residents and visitors, including Mark Twain, Annie Oakley and Richard Stockton lining up for that new invention called ice cream.
Frances Goodrich was inducted into the Nutley Hall of Fame in 2005. Buccino stood in for the writer and her family at the ceremony.
Buccino will read “A Wonderful Town” at the book launch and poetry reading by contributors to the anthology on April 10, at 1 P.M., Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Paterson, N.J. For more information, visit Distinguished Poets Series http://old.pccc.edu/poetry/events.htm
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks
Local writer scores a poem about Nutley’s rich history in the new anthology “The American Voice in Poetry: The Legacy of Whitman, Williams and Ginsberg” being published as part of the Distinguished Poets Series at the Poetry Center in Paterson.
The Nutley author weaves a poem around Frances Goodrich, who grew up in town and went on to write the “Thin Man” film series and later won a Pulitzer Prize for the play “The Diary of Anne Frank.”
Buccino’s poem suggests Goodrich’s screenplay for the popular Christmas film “It’s A Wonderful Life” has hints of old Nutley, and that the scene of the angel and George on the bridge may have been inspired by the Lyndhurst bridge over the Passaic River, not far from where Goodrich grew up.
In recalling Nutley of about 100 years ago, Buccino cites Guthrie’s Dry Good Store and some of our famous residents and visitors, including Mark Twain, Annie Oakley and Richard Stockton lining up for that new invention called ice cream.
Frances Goodrich was inducted into the Nutley Hall of Fame in 2005. Buccino stood in for the writer and her family at the ceremony.
Buccino will read “A Wonderful Town” at the book launch and poetry reading by contributors to the anthology on April 10, at 1 P.M., Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Paterson, N.J. For more information, visit Distinguished Poets Series http://old.pccc.edu/poetry/events.htm
Copyright © 2010 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks
November 1, 2009
Buccino feature reader - in Red Bank, Nov. 8
Susan Tepper and Anthony Buccino
feature readers
River Read reading series
2 p.m. on Nov. 8
Open mic to follow Q/A
ANTHONY BUCCINO has published seven books including two poetry collections Voices On The Bus and One Morning In Jersey City. His poem Hands In Socks was named Editor’s Choice in the 2008 Allen Ginsberg Awards.
Buccino's poems appear in Paterson Literary Review; Celebrating William Carlos Williams and The Poetry of Place: North Jersey in Poetry; Rattlesnake Review (Poetry With Fangs); Medusa’s Kitchen; Voices in Italian Americana; Edison Literary Review; Journal of New Jersey Poets; CHEST, the Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians; The Idiom; MEWS; Raving Dove; More Sweet Lemons; The Poem Factory; and PowWow Review.
Susan Tepper - biography
John Petrolino Presents
River Read Reading Series
Sunday, 2 - 4 P.M.
"Come on out and hear some great poets at the Dublin House"
The Dublin House,
30 Monmouth Street
Red Bank, NJ
The River Read series is being launched to bring poetry, fiction and other literature to Red Bank residents and visitors. Hosted by John Petrolino.
The reading series will host one or two featured writers, have book signings, Q & A sessions and close with an open reading for the public.
View Larger Map
Formerly Frank Talk Reading Series, now in a larger location.
No cover charge.
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October 7, 2009
TEN MINUTES reading at Ginsberg Awards
Anthony Buccino will read his poem “Ten Minutes” at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Hamilton Club Building, 32 Church Street, Paterson, N.J.
He will join the winners of the 2009 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS, in which his poem was awarded Honorable Mention.
The Poetry Center was awarded a Citation of Excellence and is funded, in partly a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
One College Boulevard, Paterson, New Jersey 07505-1179
Visit our website at www.pccc.edu/poetry or call 973-684-6555
He will join the winners of the 2009 ALLEN GINSBERG POETRY AWARDS, in which his poem was awarded Honorable Mention.
The Poetry Center was awarded a Citation of Excellence and is funded, in partly a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College
One College Boulevard, Paterson, New Jersey 07505-1179
Visit our website at www.pccc.edu/poetry or call 973-684-6555
February 5, 2009
Poetry Reading @ Belleville, N.J.
Anthony Buccino reads his 'Italian' verse
to Belleville Chapter of UNICO National
Anthony Buccino discussed commuting to work from Belleville to Jersey City each day as recounted in his poetry collection Voices On The Bus, on Wednesday for members of the Belleville Chapter of UNICO National.
He read the title poem and other verse that painted a portrait of the state of transit and the ties it has to the town where he grew up.
Buccino used his little bit of Italan slang to read tales about his Italian American family from two collections of unpublished poems Sometimes I Swear In Italian and Sixteen Inches On Center.
"Spaghetti Trees" relates the idea that live in L'America would be perfect for the peasants who, had they stayed in Italy, would have eaten the dirt, and the vision of cooperation they hoped would await them in the new land where spaghetti grows on trees and when you are hungry you harvest the ravioli bushes.
"Most of the Italian I learned as a kid were the words you weren't supposed to use," he told the service club members. "When my parents spoke Italian, it was because they didn't want us kids to know what they were saying."
Buccino read poems about his Italian-speaking grandmother and his other grandmother who was born in America. He also read a poem about his father's bewildering first day of school when none of the teachers understood the little boy who only spoke his parent's dialect.
The poet reminded the audience of the long haul and sacrifices of their ancestors endured to bring Italian Americans to the point where they are as different from Italians in Italy as the egg is from the eggplant. But together, they make great food.
The local chapter purchased copies of Buccino's books for the high school and public library collections.
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Set List: Ninety-Three Hoover, Waiting For The Bus, Voices On The Bus, Spaghetti Trees, Needle, Money In Newspapers, American Boy, Sometimes I Swear In Italian, Butchie, Faccia Brute, Egg And Eggplant.
________________________
SPS = Self Praise Stinks
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Carnival
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to Belleville Chapter of UNICO National
Anthony Buccino discussed commuting to work from Belleville to Jersey City each day as recounted in his poetry collection Voices On The Bus, on Wednesday for members of the Belleville Chapter of UNICO National.
He read the title poem and other verse that painted a portrait of the state of transit and the ties it has to the town where he grew up.
Buccino used his little bit of Italan slang to read tales about his Italian American family from two collections of unpublished poems Sometimes I Swear In Italian and Sixteen Inches On Center.
"Spaghetti Trees" relates the idea that live in L'America would be perfect for the peasants who, had they stayed in Italy, would have eaten the dirt, and the vision of cooperation they hoped would await them in the new land where spaghetti grows on trees and when you are hungry you harvest the ravioli bushes.
"Most of the Italian I learned as a kid were the words you weren't supposed to use," he told the service club members. "When my parents spoke Italian, it was because they didn't want us kids to know what they were saying."
Buccino read poems about his Italian-speaking grandmother and his other grandmother who was born in America. He also read a poem about his father's bewildering first day of school when none of the teachers understood the little boy who only spoke his parent's dialect.
The poet reminded the audience of the long haul and sacrifices of their ancestors endured to bring Italian Americans to the point where they are as different from Italians in Italy as the egg is from the eggplant. But together, they make great food.
The local chapter purchased copies of Buccino's books for the high school and public library collections.
________________________
Set List: Ninety-Three Hoover, Waiting For The Bus, Voices On The Bus, Spaghetti Trees, Needle, Money In Newspapers, American Boy, Sometimes I Swear In Italian, Butchie, Faccia Brute, Egg And Eggplant.
________________________
SPS = Self Praise Stinks
NEWS!
Check out Anthony Buccino's poetry and essay collections
Three essay collections by Anthony Buccino are available on Kindle.
A Father's Place, An Eclectic Collection
Sister Dressed Me Funny
Rambling Round, Inside and Outside at the Same Time
Carnival
Support this web site, shop at Amazon through this link, thanks
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