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Feile-Festa continues to explore the richness of the cultural heritage of the Irish and Italians, whether rooted in the diasporas to America or a genealogical return to the source of their inspiration on the other side of the Atlantic.  Our broader vision includes other Mediterranean and Celtic cultures, so it should come as no surprise to see poetry with a Greek or Scottish accent or contributors who were born in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, or Palestine.  Our contributors also come as far away as Alaska and represent every major region of the United States.  We also continue to highlight writing and artwork set in New York City.  In this issue you will find photos connected to Italian American and Jewish American heritage in Lower Manhattan, especially the Lower East Side.

Readers will include:

Gil Fagiani’s poetry collections include: Rooks (Rain Mountain Press, 2007), Grandpa’s Wine (Poets Wear Prada, 2008), A Blanquito in El Barrio (Rain Mountain Press, 2009), Chianti in Connecticut (Bordighera Press, 2010) and Serfs of Psychiatry (Finishing Line Press, pending 2010).

Maria Lisella’s Pushcart Poetry prize-nominated work appears in Amore on Hope Street from Finishing Line Press and Two Naked Feet, published by Poets Wear Prada.  Her short story,“Sunday in Palermo,” will appear in the forthcoming anthology, More Sweet Lemons, to be published by Legas Press. She is on the board of the Italian American Writers Association and Co-coordinates IAWA’s Reading Series at Cornelia St. Cafe.

Frank Polizzi’s poems and stories have appeared in The Archer, City Legacy, Electric Acorn, Mudfish, Paterson Literary Review, Wired Art and others. He is the Editor of Feile-Festa, a multicultural literary journal, both print and online, published by Paradiso-Parthas Press and is currently working on a second novel.