THE ALCHEMY OF GRIEF
By Emily Ferrara
Bordighera Press, 2007
Category: Poetry
Emily Ferrara and I attend the same UU Church and I am excited to let you know about her new book of poetry. THE ALCHEMY OF GRIEF won the 2006 Bordighera Poetry Prize and will be published in a bilingual translation (English and Italian) by Bordighera Press. Here’s what poet and physician Richard. M. Berlin has to say about the book:
“In her exquisite first collection of poems, Emily Ferrara reveals the unexpected power of regeneration at the core of a grieving mother’s heart. From the initial hot coals of loss to her final vision of God’s force, these poems take us on a journey of transformation. Catalyzed by nature, faith, family and friendship, written in a voice that is stunning and direct, Ferrara weaves her magic with the language of poetry. These poems convince me, that in Ferrara’s skilled hands, we truly have a poetry of healing.”
Emily will celebrate the release of THE ALCHEMY OF GRIEF in New York and in Worcester. Do join her if you can, and look for THE ALCHEMY OF GRIEF in November.
BOOK LAUNCH
November 8, 2007, 6:30 pm
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
City University of New York Graduate Center
25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor, NY , NY
BILINGUAL READING & BOOK-SIGNING
November 19,2007, 7 pm
The Gene J. DeFuedis Italian American Cultural Center
28 Mulberry Street, Worcester , MA