The Working Christs of Ralph Fasanella

by ILARIA SERRA “Poor Christ,” Italian immigrant. The Italian saying refers to people who are unlucky and disgraced: Poor Christ… but in Italian American literature and art it has become a widespread metaphor, at least thanks to the foundational novel Christ in Concrete by Pietro di Donato, released in the United States in 1939 and …

Corre l’anno duemiladieci sotto Ferragosto ( dal laghetto di Decorata) nel molisannio

di ANGELO ZEOLLA Corre l’anno 2010 sotto ferragosto in the dark of night dotted up all stellata ever essentially illuminated by smooth fire light falò (gira un’aria che profuma di spighe scroccate arrostite) apro una peroni e me la verso in un bicchierino di plastica vicino a me ci sta una mia comare non binary …