LindaAnn Loschiavo

LindaAnn Loschiavo (also spelled Linda Ann Lo Schiavo) is an American freelance journalist, poet, and dramatist from New York City. Her poetry has been published in many journals and anthologies, including Wild Dreams: The Best of Italian Americana (Fordham University Press, 2009).[1] She has also written plays, including Courting Mae West (2004) and a documentary film on Texas Guinan.[2][3] She is the editor of the English-language section of L'Idea magazine.[4]

As the granddaughter of Italian immigrants, Loschiavo is often grouped with "Italian-American poets" but does not focus on issues of Italian-American identity.[5] She often writes formal verse. In his essay, "What is Italian American Poetry?" Dana Gioia writes that contemporary Italian-American poets such as Loschiavo have "a heightened consciousness of their European Latin roots" and unlike many other American poets do not reflexively reject European influences; as a result, their work demonstrates an "unself-conscious sophistication."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Albright, Carole Bonomo; Herman, Joanna Clapps (2009). Wild Dreams: The Best of Italian Americana. Fordham University Press. p. 324. ISBN 9780823229123.
  2. ↑ "Mae's return court date". The Villager. February 18, 2004.
  3. ↑ "LindaAnn Losciavo interviewed by Geraldine Chmil". New York Public Library Oral History Project.
  4. ↑ "Linda Ann Lo Schiavo". L'Idea.
  5. ↑ LaGumina, Salvatore J.; et al. (2003). The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. pp. 346, . ISBN 9781135583330.
  6. ↑ Gioia, Dana (1997). "What Is Italian American Poetry?". In Ciongoli, A. Kenneth. Beyond the Godfather: Italian American Writers on the Real Italian American Experience. UPNE. p. 171. ISBN 9780874518887.
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