In search of her deeper roots: an interview with Louisa Calio

by ROSA AMATULLI American born, Louisa Calio is a poet, writer and artistic performer, whose work has been described as possessing “a sensitivity to multiculturalism and ethnic diversity that is sometimes lacking in Italian American culture” (Stanislao Pugliese), and “a profound passion for the lyrical,” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.).Winner ofnumerous awards in Italy and in the USA, …