Everything Is Something Else

Born Of Roman Blood And Forged In Celtic Fire, Everything Is Something Else Is Poetry As Memoir As It Seeks To Explore Key Aspects Of Identity: The Italia, The Irish, And The Queer. This Passionate And Provocative Collection Spans 30 Years And Is A Selection Of, Unpublished, And Previously Published Poems From The Authors Acclaimed 2009 Chapbook, Supplications.the Poet Is A Stor-teller, No Doubt, With An Impeccable Ability To Weave Lyrical Recollections With Bold -and At Times- Cutting Images. The Book Is Divided Into Three Sections -irish, Italian, And Queer But Memory Is The Connective Tissue Through This Sprawling Collection That Reveals Much About Our Human Need For Story-telling And Self-reflection As Much As Our Burning Desire Spiritually, Intellectually, Sexually, And Emotionally For Connection.dalessandro Pays Tribute To A Variety Of Influences And Forces In His Life And Poets He Admires: There Is Time Here Is A Stirring Nod To Jamaal Mays There Are Birds Here; Out Of Place Shares The Title Of The Novel By Italian American And Dalessandros Mento Joseph Papaleo; The Sandbox, After The Classic Edward Albee Play -another Of The Dalessandros Mentors, Is An Ode To A Dying Parent; And The Powerful Mind Yerself Which Is Offered In Thanks To The Late Ciaran Carson And Tells A Womans Immigrant Story While Informing The Reader That Mind Yerself Is Irish For I Love You.