The Stone Mason's Notebook By Carmelo Militano

The Stone Mason's Notebook Paperback – 10 May 2016 by Carmelo Militano (Author)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ekstasis Editions (10 May 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 66 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1771711604
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1771711609

This poetry book is in five sections basically about masonry.  Militano’s poems have an other worldly yet present day feel.  He incorporates mythical tales and images bringing his poems to a dramatic life that feels like it takes place elsewhere.  From the poem “The Aqueduct”: “Half hour from Rome train station ancient stone arches appear in a / flat winter wheat field. In the distance are the outlines of dark blue / mountains under vague morning light. Collapsed and broken, the / aqueduct looks incomplete as if still under construction waiting for / the myths, masons and slaves to return.

About the Author

Carmelo Militano is a Winnipeg poet and novelist. He was born in the village of Cosoleto, Province Reggio di Calabria and immigrated to Canada with his parents at an early age. He is the winner of the 2004 F.G. Bressani award for poetry for Ariadne's Thread. His novel Sebastiano's Vine was short-listed for the Margaret Laurence fiction prize, 2014. Militano hosts a weekly poetry show - The P.I. New Poetry Show - where he interviews poets from across Canada.