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Author: Pier Giorgio
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JanFeb 2002
Di Cicco is back
by John Oughton
The rumour is true, poetry fans: Di Cicco is back. Until this new book, his career of ten books from 1975 to 1986ùresembled Rimbaud's: a spurt of brilliance and productivity, then silence. Both lived and wrote in a take-no-prisoners style. But here the analogy ends: while Rimbaud explored his heart of darkness, trading guns and ivory, Di Cicco's parabola aimed at faith. He lived in a monastery, and then was ordained a Catholic priest. While a surprise, this was not unprecedented in poetry. Read more...
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by Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
McClelland & Stewart
183 pages $9.95 paper
ISBN: 0771021038
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Poetry
by Brian Fawcett
Pier Giorgio di Cicco's Virgin Science it an ambitious, literate, and wen written volume of verse. It has everything that Canada's small fund of serious verse readers ask for - wit, erudition, and polished language. More than that, this book isn't just the usual downloading of a full curriculum vitae. Virgin Science is obviously the record of a profound spiritual rite of passage Read more...
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