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1929

Posted on June 20, 2015 by toritto

I saw “Wings” with my father when I was young; Best Picture of ‘29 like him, splendidly silent in a world of black and white He was 12 in ‘29; afflicted was he with Caesar’s falling sickness which would take … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged 1929, Academy Award, Best Picture, dreams, epilepsy, father, Germany, Graf Zeppelin, illness, New York, Wings, world circumnavigation, zeppelin | 1 Comment

My Father Would Have Been 98

Posted on January 10, 2015 by toritto

My father and grandmother – Easter 1943 My father would have been 98 years old on Monday. Not my grandfather or great-grandfather; my father. He never made it to 57. I received a phone call in the middle of a … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged birthday, Broome Place, dignity of work, epilepsy, family, father, immigrants, Italy, living wage, Manhattan, poverty, unionism | 8 Comments

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