Introduction : the evolution of an anthology and the living tissue of passion / Lee Gutkind
Words and rags / Joanna Clapps Herman
These innocent lambs / Laura Valeri
walls of Gela / Edvige Giunta
I denti famiglia / Phyllis Capello
Sacrifice / Maria Laurino
My father's music / Ned Balbo
Washington square / Carol Bonomo Albright
names of horses / Annie Rachele Lanzillotto
Dagos in Mayberry / Peter Selgin
I heard you the first time, Daddy / Rita Ciresi
Bitter herbs? / Sandra M. Gilbert
St. Sebastian in Boston / Randy-Michael Testa
Daughters of Mongrassano / Jeanna Lucci Canapari
Allium longicuspis / Stephanie Susnjara
Jealousy, or the autobiography of an Italian woman / Gina Barreca
II Pasto Che Parla / Valerie K. Waldrop
Selling the house / Marianna De Marco Torgovnick
Italian American : the next generation / Christine Palamidessi Moore
Mama. Che Cosa Vuoi Che Faccio? / James Vescovi
Italian bride / Mary Beth Caschetta
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