Bordighera Poetry Prizes

The Lauria/Frasca Poetry prize to promote the poetry of the Italian diaspora and is open to poets of Italian descent writing poetry in English. Quality poetry in any style and on any theme is sought.

Sicilianas
by Suzanne Manizza Roszak
ISBN 978-1-59954-202-7
LFPP 5

Sunset Cue
by Angie Macri
ISBN 978-1-59954-182-2
LFPP 4

Elixir
by Janine Certo
ISBN 978-1-94156-124-9
LFPP 3

And Not to Break
by Janet Sylvester
ISBN 978-1-59954-162-4
LFPP 2

Talk
by Matthew M. Cariello
ISBN 978-1-59954-139-6
LFPP 1

The Bordighera Poetry Prize was active from 1998 to 2013. 


The prize, sponsored by the Sonia Raiziss-Giop Foundation, was conceived to promote both the literature of the Italian diaspora and its languages. Many thanks to Alfredo de Palchi for his indispensable largesse and Daniela Gioseffi for her colossal efforts.

BP-PP16
Broom / La Scopa
by Joelle Biele
Translated by Irene Marchegiani and Emanuele Pettener
Poetry $10/$19
ISBN 978-1-59954-085-6 softcover
ISBN 978-1-59954-086-3 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 16

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The Blue Light of Dawn / Nella luce azzurra dell’alba
by Joanne Monte
Translated by Rosanna Masiola
Poetry $10/$19
ISBN 978-1-59954-060-3 softcover
ISBN 978-1-59954-061-0 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 15

BP-PP14
Driving West on the Pulaski Skyway / Guidare verso ovest sulla skyway Pulaski
by John Ortenzio Bargowski
Translated by Ambra Meda
Poetry $10/$19
ISBN 978-1-59954-049-8 softcover
ISBN 978-1-59954-048-1 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 14

BP-PP13
A Boat That Can Carry Two / Una barca per due
by Matthew Cariello
Translated by Ambra Meda
Poetry $10/$19
ISBN 978-1-59954-030-6 softcover
ISBN 978-1-59954-029-0 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 13

BP-PP12
No Day, No Dusk, No Love / Nessun giorno, nessun crepusculo, nessun amore
by Carla Panciera
Translated by Luigi Bonaffini
Poetry $10/$19
ISBN 978-1-59954-024-5 softcover
ISBN 978-1-59954-023-8 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 12

BP-PP11
Heart Murmur / Soffio al Cuore
by Michael LaSorsa Steffen
Translated by Paolo Ruffilli
Poetry $11/$19
ISBN 978-1-59954-012-2 softcover
ISBN 978-1-59954-013-9 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 11

BP-PP10
What She Says About Love / Quello che lei dice dell’amore
by Tony Magistrale
Translated by Luigi Bonaffini
Poetry $10/$19
ISBN 1-884419-92-5 softcover
ISBN 1-884419-91-7 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 10

BP-PP9
The Alchemy of Grief / Alchimia del dolore
by Emily Ferrara
Translated by Sabine Pascarelli
Poetry $14/$19
ISBN 1-88419-89-5 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-90-9 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 9

BP-PP8
Water on the Sun / Acqua sul sole
by Grace Cavalieri
Translated by Maria Enrico
Poetry $14/$19
ISBN 1-88419-77-1 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-78-x hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 8

BP-PP7
West Pullman
by Carolyn Guinzio
Translated by Franco Nasi
Poetry $14/$19
ISBN 1-88419-70-4 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-71-2 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 7

BP-PP6
The Parakeets of Brooklyn / I parrocchetti di Brooklyn
by Gerry La Femina
Translated by Elisa Biagini
Poetry $14/$19
ISBN 1-88419-67-4 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-68-2 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 6

BP-PP5
And Songsongsonglessness /
E Nonuncantononuncantouncanto

by Jane Tassi
Translated by Ned Condini
Poetry $14/$19
ISBN 1-88419-60-7 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-61-5 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 5

BP-PP4
Forty Floors from Yesterday
by Stephen Massimilla
Translated by Luigi Bonaffini
Poetry $14/$19
ISBN 1-88419-54-2 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-55-0 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 4

BP-PP3
Running Away from Russia
by Luisa Rossina Villani
Translated by Luigi Fontanella 
Poetry $11/$11
ISBN 1-88419-50-X softcover
ISBN 1-88419-51-8 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 3

BP-PP2
Song of the Tulip Tree / La Canzone Della Magnolia
by Joe Salerno
Translated by Emanuel Di Pasquale
Preface by Felix Stefanile
Poetry $9.95/$14.95
ISBN 1-88419-30-5 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-31-3 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 2
OUT OF PRINT

BP-PP1
A Book of Fears / Un Libro Di Fobie
by Lewis Turco
Translated by Joseph Alessia
Poetry $9/$19.95
ISBN 1-88419-20-8 softcover
ISBN 1-88419-19-4 hardcover
Bordighera Poetry Prize 1
OUT OF PRINT