September 29, 2012
02:30 am

Finding Joseph Tusiani - The Poet of Two Lands

Lang Recital Hall, North Building, Hunter College, East 68th St. (between Park and Lexington Av)
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An international symposium and film screening on one of America’s most renown literary figures: poet, prose writer, essayist, translator. Then, who will solve this riddle of my day?Two languages, two lands, perhaps two souls... Am I a man or two strange halves of one?“Song of the Bicentennial”Saturday • September 29, 2012 •10AM to 4 PM Lang Recital Hall, North Building, Hunter College, East 68th St.(between Park and Lexington Avenues)This symposium takes its name from Sabrina Digregorio’s recent documentary on Joseph Tusiani. A major voice in American and Italian letters, Tusiani has dedicated his professional life to the creation, promotion, and promulgation of Italian Studies in the United States. An international award-winning poet, Tusiani writes in four different languages (English, Gargano Dialect, Italian, Latin); his oeuvre is published worldwide.Please Call 212.642.2094 For ReservationsFor More Information: Finding Joseph Tusiani - The Poet of Two Lands