Dear readers, As we close another year (and celebrations for 30 years of Bordighera Press), we offer this look back at our 2019 publications! Our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation goes out to all of our writers and readers who have contributed their words, time, money, and everyone who has contributed in so many other ways that cannot be quantified. We hope you might consider Bordighera Press in your year-end giving as we continue our work dedicated to the literature and scholarship of and about the cultures of Italy and its diaspora. Buone feste! Paul Giordano Fred Gardaphé Anthony Tamburri

2019 Publications

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Wonderful Disaster by Rosemary Cappello ISBN 978-1-59954-147-1 VIA Folios 142 "This book blooms. The poet takes us on a walk through time, from the old neighborhood with its palimpsest of paese, to the mature juicy voice of the lover poet who plays piano nocturnes and faces the night penning love poems with 'the pleasant flutter of an eager heart.'" —Annie Lanzillotto

Talk by Matthew Cariello ISBN 978-1-59954-139-6 Lauria/Frasca Poetry Prize 1 "What a pleasure it is to read these unadorned yet carefully observed poems by Matthew Cariello. TALK wages a lyrical conversation with the self, the everyday, and the natural world where hard-won realizations are in perfect balance with a nature that becomes primal because it is so effortlessly welcomed. There are no easy epiphanies, or grandiose posturing here, instead we gain insight from an integrated narrative impulse that subtly engages and delights. The birch tree, the fig trees, pigeons, and swallows, a walk to a delicatessen, trips to an old bookstore, and even an otherworldly shovel emerge as emblems without sacrificing their utility and order in the poet's refined imaginary." —Peter Covino

Thomas Jefferson's Italian and Italian-Related Books in the History of Universal Personal Rights by Linda Carroll ISBN 978-1-59954-144-0 Pamphlets 1 "Linda Carroll invites us to reconsider Jefferson's relationship with Italian thought and culture in a more expansive and encompassing manner . . . A delight for philologists, bibliophiles, philosophers, and all those in Italian Studies." —Stanislao G. Pugliese

A Space Between by Anna Citrino ISBN 978-1-59954-149-5 VIA Folios 144 "Anna Citrino has woven the story of Italian immigrants—their small joys and compelling heartaches—into a moonlit tapestry. Thread by poetic thread, this book is an exquisite fabric of personal journeys, cultural insights, and little known Italian American history. I loved entering this 'space between,' created with great love and profound grace." —Catherine Ann Lombard

Critical Thinking in Action by Eugenio Colorni edited by Luca Meldolesi and Nicoletta Stame ISBN 978-1-59954-145-7 A Colorni-Hirschman International Institute 1 The name of Eugenio Colorni is quite familiar among the many intellectuals who knew Albert Hirschman. This is not true, however, of his work. The reason for this is that while Albert often spoke about his brother-in-law and close friend and acknowledged his influence on his own thinking, until now, Eugenio's work, with one notable exception, has not been translated into English. Recently, however, A Colorni-Hirschman International Institute has begun publishing excerpts in English as part of a yearly dossier, "Long is the Journey," which is included on its website. Building on this, Nicoletta Stame and Luca Meldolesi are now editing an initial sampling that reflects Eugenio's brilliance and ingenuity: a mini-anthology of texts taken mainly from a selection of Eugenio's political writings.

The Discovery of the Possible by Eugenio Colorni edited by Luca Meldolesi and Nicoletta Stame ISBN 978-1-59954-159-4 A Colorni-Hirschman International Institute 2 "Just as philosophy does not make progress by resolving eternal problems, but rather by rigorously meditating on particular facts, procedures and methods, and leaving the general systemic position in the background, deliberately inaccurate and only hinted at; so also politics, in my view, will not move forward by retouching its ideological structures, setting out the formulations and solutions for eternal problems; but by keeping its eye on developing events and trying to influence them using the most effective and unbiased methods..." —Eugenio Colorni, Letter to Altiero Spinelli, 1943

The Good for the Good by Maria Famà ISBN 978-1-59954-148-8 VIA Folios 143 "THE GOOD FOR THE GOOD weaves wit and warmth into poems inspired by Italian and Sicilian sayings embraced by her family through generations." —Amy Barone

Wild Fennel by Marisa Frasca ISBN 978-1-59954-140-2 VIA: Folios 137 "In poems born of the rocky soil of the old country, where children learn to sew in a 'walled-in-garden' with 'one potted plant—crown of thorns,' Frasca threads history and myth. She tells of immigrant hope that turns so quickly to devastating loss, and makes exile real—the self in search of the self. Writing to her counterpart, Anna, who dies young back in Sicily, and carrying her father's ghost, time feels endless, simultaneous. But Frasca is also a poet of wonder, and this work is alive, visionary, painterly. Here, myth isn't an old story, it is the art of transformation, and Frasca embodies an ever-present unfolding." —Anne Marie Macari

EMBAR-RACE-MENTS by Kossi Komla-Ebri ISBN 978-1-59954-124-2 Crossings 24 Before Claudia Rankine's  Citizen , Kossi Komla-Ebri navigates the trials and travails of life as an African Italian with its many daily embarrassments.

The Manifestos of Aldo Palazzeschi by Aldo Palazzeschi edited by Katia Pansa and Nicholas Grosso ISBN 978-1-59954-134-1 VIA Folios 140 With acerbic wit and grand parodic visions, Aldo Palazzeschi challenges the status quo (whether they be institutions, norms, or conventions) and champions the odd balls, the outcasts, the contrarians, and the unconventional. For the first time the Futurist manifestos of this influential Italian writer have been translated and are available in English.

Season of Subtraction by Michelle Reale ISBN 978-1-59954-136-5 VIA Folios 138 "SEASON OF SUBTRACTION is like Sicily's own citrus fruits—hybridized, yet native and emblematic; sweet and intricate, yet often bitter in places at the whim of life's turning. With its nuanced language, crafted metaphors, and raw honesty, Reale's work is a treat to be savored." —Chad Frame

Cesare Pavese's Long Journey by Giose Rimanelli ISBN 978-1-59954-133-4 Saggistica 32 Giose Rimanelli's study of Pavese highlights a strong sense of tradition, a loyalty to place and to one's roots, and the idea of America as a metaphor for one's literary substance, one's myth, and one's identity.

Immagina la prossima mossa by Angelo Spina ISBN 978-1-59954-153-2 Crossings 25 "Angelo Spina's writing has the flowing cadence of an articulated walk along a curvy road ... From somber meditation on the deepest mystery of western world to the celebration of its precious 'piccoli e sacri costumi,' in these beautifully written pages, are pearls of self-reflection and surprising lightness." —Tiziana Rinaldi Castro

The R eckoning by Ross Talarico ISBN 978-1-59954-138-9 VIA Folios 139 "Talarico's true-life narratives inevitably remind you of your own best, half-buried memories." —Chicago Tribune

Mediterranean Memories edited by Antonio C. Vitti and Anthony Julian Tamburri ISBN 978-1-59954-142-6 Saggistica 30 As in previous volumes, this collection of essays contributes to the fundamental mission of the Mediterranean Centre for Intercultural Studies—founded in 2012 and located in Erice—with the specific goal of creating a dialogue between those scholars whose intellectual work is dedicated to topics and themes related to any aspect of Mediterranean culture, in the broadest sense of the term.

Italian Kisses by Rita Esposito Watson ISBN 978-1-59954-32-7 VIA Folios 13 "European grandmothers share important traits, a love of cooking and a love of family. I'm Armenian and yet, I see my own grandmothers as I read through these stories which capture our heritage." —Stephen Kurkjian

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VIA: Voices in Italian Americana

VIA  is a semiannual literary and scholarly review. Issue 30.2 continues the celebration of 30 years of VIA and Bordighera Press. The issue is introduced by the founders reminiscing on the foundations of the journal and publisher and includes a special section devoted to Italian Diaspora Studies featuring Steven Sacco, Francesca Pierini, John Gatt-Rutter, and Enzo Colombo. Start your subscription today by  ordering online with PayPal or by mail with  this completed form  and your payment. We are open for submissions on Submittable,  click here for complete guidelines .  Subscription Rates $15 Student/Senior * $20 Individual $25 Institution * $30 Int'l/Airmail

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