Book Talk: Annie Rachele Lanzillotto reads from Whaddyacall the Wind? (Bordighera Press, 2022) at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

Writer and performance artist Annie Lanzillotto presents her latest publication, in which she invites readers to join her on a poetic journey to learn what it is to feel “like an errant puzzle piece … never to be found, never to be put into place.” In this written adventure Lanzillotto connects with the gay community in Italy, hangs out with living cousins in the cemetery of her ancestral town Acquaviva delle Fonti, argues with the Commedia dell’arte character Pulcinella, concocts a tale of a Madonna painting’s sojourn to Italy, and asks: “What position do you want to be in for l’eternità?”

REGISTER in advance to attend in person by calling 212-642-2094. Discussion led by Stanislao Pugliese, Hofstra University.

John D Calandra Italian American Institute
25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Event is FREE but registration is required for all events in order to follow current CUNY COVID guidelines. Proof of vaccination and ID are required upon entry. Masks are encouraged but not required. 

More information at www.calandrainstitute.org