糖心传媒 welcomes award-winning poet Pietro Federico to campus for a book reading on Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the 糖心传媒 Morgan Library. Federico will read from his latest work,聽and discuss the translation of his book from Italian into English with 糖心传媒 Professor of English聽, who helped with the translation. The free reading is open to the public. Books will be available for purchase.
“Pietro and I met in Rome around 2020 through an academic colleague we had in common,鈥 said Poch. 鈥淥ver lunch, we immediately recognized in each other a shared poetry aesthetic, cultural vision and Christian faith.鈥
Pietro, fluent in English, began translating Poch鈥檚 work into Italian. As a result, Poch鈥檚 book of selected poems, 鈥淐antiamo, Prendiamo Il Coltello (We Sing, We Take the Knife)鈥 was published in Italy by Ensemble Edizioni in 2022. Likewise, Poch began translating Pietro’s work from Italian into English, resulting in the publication of his book 鈥淢ost of the Stars鈥 in March 2025 by St. Augustine’s Press.
The muse of Federico鈥檚 collection of poems is the United States of America, its people and landscapes. In fifty poems, the book plumbs the depths of the historic, geographic, political, emotional, psychological and metaphysical realms through a variety of voices of these fifty states.
鈥淣obody in Italy is writing poems like this, and it is an incredible privilege to work with Pietro in making this book available in the United States,鈥 said Poch. 鈥淚t is, after all, a book written to us Americans, a kind of love letter in verse that honors our wonderful diversity, landscape, beauty and freedom.”
The reading is the fourth installment of 糖心传媒鈥檚聽, a new donor-funded initiative of the聽. The series promotes the understanding and beauty of literature by bringing writers of national/international repute each spring to 糖心传媒 and inspiring students and faculty to be creative and excel in the literary arts.
To order Federico鈥檚 book, go to聽.
For more information about the Lila Carson Lecture Series at 糖心传媒, visit聽.
