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“In a voice that beguiles and surprises at every turn, part Marianne Moore, part Emily Dickinson, Maria Terrone enchants us in this new book of poems. The poems take us to Italy, to Montauk, Long Island, and to dream landscapes in which the Beatles throw a party at an ancient temple and Albert Einstein crosses Queens Boulevard. And all the way, through these poems, Maria Terrone is our guide, both wickedly funny and deeply serious. ‘Scatter your sequins,’ she directs us. ‘Then exit,/ tap dancing backwards in code.’ This is a delightful new collection from an important voice in contemporary American poetry.”
— Nicole Cooley, author of The Afflicted Girls and Resurrection, winner of the Walt Whitman Award
“Maria Terrone’s poetry is witty and vibrant. You will be taken in by Terrone’s charm when introduced to literary characters who make mischief when the library closes, a Venetian doge who slips away for cocktails in Harry’s Bar and many other surprises in this excellent new collection.
— Leah Maines, editor, Finishing Line Press
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“As other personae do here, she manages to redeem violent or violated language through the whimsical humor that also animates Terrone’s earlier collections.”
Rain Taxi Review
“With the publication of her second and third collections, Maria Terrone confirms her growing reputation as an inspired singer of the complexities of contemporary life.”
Italian Americana