Spring 2015
Poetry
The Harbor of the World
- O. Arieti
Those Italian Boys
- I. Backalenick
Friendless Featherheads
- G. Beck
Spailpin
- K. Cain
Fashioning
- J. Campbell
King Street Comanche
- B. Foster
Santi
- L. Giulianetti
Poets Out of Service
- M. Johnson
Irish Farmer
- L. Kumar
Communion Portrait
- J. Lagier
Away
- M. Lisella
Connemara 2004
- C. Lloyd
Carrying Grandpa
- M. Lyon
The Saying of Mass
- C. Moore
Taking You home
- J. Mulligan
Departures
- P. Murray
Yiaprakophela
- P. Nicholas
Resurrecting Easter Sunday
- L. Pierro
Dublin Spirts
- F. Polizzi
Nun Ponnu/They Cannot
- N. Provenzano
Kate
- K. Retzlaff
Refuse
- C. Steinhoff
Strawberry Pickers, Cyprus
- J. Tarwood
Melina's Tarverna
- B. Thomas
No News
- R. Tremmel
Signs
- R. Volz
Broadway Bagel
- C. Wald
Taking My 8-Year-Old Daughter to Hear Seamus Heaney
- L. Wiley
My Mother Had a Relationship with Good Bread
- C. Young
Sicilian Traces
- A. Znaidi
Spring 2015
Prose
Augurina
- J. Amato
Moving Day, 1897
- D. Corrigan
My Madeleine
- F. Dunne
A Review Of Italoamericana: The Literature Of The Great Migration, 1880–1943
- G. Fagiani
The Immigrant's Grandson
- J. Giordano
Review of The Glass Ships
- R. Crupi Holz
A Sunday Afternoon
- R. Iulo
Dark Idyll
- T. Sanfilip
The Choir Book
- G. Sullivan
Review of My Two Italies
- T. Zeppetella
Featured Artist
Richard Holz
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The Saying of Mass There’s a roman efficiency to pontification in their no-nonsense Eucharistic celebration an economy of how time will pass in the Irish saying of the Mass deftly lead by their parish priest his simplicity elevates to holy artiste a curious mix — a brevity of word with glorious song and musical chord. Parishioners lined in their pew readily respond upon cue their prayers, petitions and intercession executed flawlessly without hesitation homily — swift poignant turn of phrase constructed to hasten everyone’s praise. Back to prayer in Irish cadence — fast precision visitors try to keep up with unfair competition “AreFodderWhoAretInHeavenHallowedBeeDyeNaimeDyeKingdomCoomDyeWillBee DoneOnEartAsItBeeInHeavenGeiveUsDisDayeAreDailyBreadtAndtForgieveUsAreTreaspasses AzWeForgieveDemWhichTreaspassAgaingstUs,” come up for air continue the prayer … “AndtLeadUsNotInTooTemptationButtDayliverUsFroomEvilAhmen.” Synchronize your sign of the cross there is no virtue in chaos When it comes time for Holy Communion it’s as if generals deploy the congregation expediency, order and piety abound a flurry of activity until the musical sound. After the musical interludes cease its “Mass has ended let us go in peace.” with a sprinkle of holy water and on the heals of the father out vestibule doors parishioners rub following monsignor to the local pub. |