Essays on Italian American Literature and Culture

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contributor Bio:  Barone, Dennis Dennis Barone is a Professor of English and Director of the American Studies Program at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut. A graduate of Bard College, he received his Ph. D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1992 he held the Thomas Jefferson Chair, a distinguished Fulbright lecturing award, in the Netherlands, and in 1997 he received the America Award for fiction. His many books include AMERICA/TRATTABILI (Bordighera Press, 2011), PARALLEL LINES (Shearsman Books, 2011), FIELD REPORT (Quale Press, 2011), NORTH ARROW (Quale Press, 2008), PRECISE MACHINE (Quale Press, 2006), THE WALLS OF CIRCUMSTANCE (Avec Books, 2004), TEMPLE OF THE RAT (Left Hand Books, 2000), THE RETURNS (Sun & Moon Press, 1996) and ON THE BUS: SELECTED STORIES (BlazeVOX [books], 2012). Contributor Bio:  Covino, Peter Poet, translator, and editor Peter Covino is Associate ProfePoet, translator, and editor Peter Covino is Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Rhssor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Rhode Island. He is the winner of the 2007 PEN American/Osterwode Island. He is the winner of the 2007 PEN American/Osterweil Award for emerging poets and the author of THE RIGHT PLAeil Award for emerging poets and the author of THE RIGHT PLACE TO JUMP (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2012) and CUT OFF THECE TO JUMP (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2012) and CUT OFF THE EARS OF WINTER (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2005) and the ch EARS OF WINTER (New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2005) and the chapbook Straight Boyfriend (Thorngate Road, 2001), winner of apbook Straight Boyfriend (Thorngate Road, 2001), winner of the Frank O'Hara Poetry Prize. His co-edited volume, ESSAYS the Frank O'Hara Poetry Prize. His co-edited volume, ESSAYS ON ITALIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, recently appeareON ITALIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE, recently appeared from Bordighera Press (2012). d from Bordighera Press (2012).