Breaking Open Reflections on Italian American Women's Writing

Helen Barolini is the author of seven books, two of which have appeared in Italy in translation. Her many stories and essays have appeared in numerous publications and collections Mary Jo Bona is an associate professor of Italian American Studies and English at SUNY, Stony Brook Mary Cappello, professor of English at the University of Rhode Island Rita Ciresi is the author of three novels as well as two short-story collections Louise DeSalvo is the Jenny Hunter Endowed Scholar for Creative Writing and Literature at Hunter College Rachel Guido deVries is teaches creative writing in the Humanistic Studies Center of Syracuse University Diane di Prima is the author of 40 books of poetry and prose. She lives in San Francisco, where she writes, and teaches privately Maria Fama is the author of three books of poetry and the producer of poetry videos. Her poems, short stories, and essays have appeared in numerous publications and have been in several anthologies. Fama lives and works in Philadelphia Fred Gardaphe directs SUNY, Stony Brook's Italian/American Studies Program Sandra (Mortola) Gilbert is a poet, a critic, and professor of English at the University of California, Davis Maria Mazziotti Gillan is director of the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson and of the Creative Writing Program at Binghamton University-SUNY Daniela Gioseffi is an American Book Award winning author of 11 books of poetry and prose. She has been a professor of creative writing and world literature at various universities Edvige Giunta is associate professor of English at New Jersey City University Josephine Gattuso Hendin is professor of English and Tiro A. Segno Professor of Italian American Studies at New York University Mary Ann Mannino is a visiting assistant professor at Temple University Carole Maso is professor of English at Brown University Justin Vitiello was born in New York City in 1941. Of Neapolitan origin, he has dedicated most of his adult life to understanding his ancestors' homeland and to building cultural bridges between America and Italy. Among them are works of poetry, essays, scholarship, and translationsMannino, Mary Ann Vigilante is the author of 'Breaking Open Reflections on Italian American Women's Writing' with ISBN 9781557532435 and ISBN 1557532435.