The great salon of 2016. (Actually pretty small)(Great..I'm just saying, in my opinion) I hosted a small poetry and short story reading last weekend. I only invited a small number of poets, writers and poetry fans due to my own nervousness and because of my small house. My parents were invited and as always, brought their A game. This blog post is mostly to record the readings for my own posterity or any attendee that could not hear. We started the salon with a reading of Jack Helbig's play "Mildly Depressed Man". Many of the good natured guests were hired on the spot by my dad to play roles from his good friends peice. Giamila Fantuzzi read a poem in Italian by Gabriele D'annunzio entitled "The rain in the pinewood" http://www.lifeinabruzzo.com/the-rain-in-the-pinewood-la-pioggia-nel-pineto/ She gave us the English translation to read while she read. My mom told a story about an old friend Irene Keller and then read a few of her poems. Her...
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