Italian Poets
Modern Italian Poets
A collection of biographical sketches about Italian poets by William Dean Howells.
Il Postino (DVD)
Special Edition A young postman's world is brightened as he begins delivering letters to poet Pablo Neruda, exiled on an island off the coast of Italy. At first hoping friendship with the poet will improve his reputation with a local... Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005.
Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances Mayes, a gourmet cook, travel writer, and poet, bought herself a crumbling 17-room villa in the Italian countryside. It Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Zoli
As a girl, Zolli was forced to watch her parents drowned by soldiers. With her grandfather she joins a band of gypsy musicians, and eventually becomes a celebrated poet in Slovakia. However, when the communist government tries to use her as a propag Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005.
Shem
A song cycle for voice, piano and small instrumental ensemble based upon the Holocaust-era poetry of Italian Jewish poet Primo Levi.
Researching the Song
Singers are faced with a unique challenge among musicians: they must express not just the music, but the lyrics too.







