Saturday, July 27th. 11:00 am. The White Horse - 567 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014 IAWA: Italian American Writers Association. Julie Forgione is working on two collections: one of short stories and another of poetry. Mike Fiorito’s book Call Me Guido was just published by Ovunque Siamo Press in 2019.

Maria Lisella’s Thieves in the Family was published by NYQ Books; she launched her husband Gil Fagiani’s first posthumous collection, Missing Madonnas in 2018 and is working on a joint collection. Peter Marra’s writings explore addiction, love, sex and secrets. Author of 4 poetry books and over 300 poems, his latest poetry collection is Random Crucifixions: Obsessions, Dolls and Maniac Cameras https://www.newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com/