Poetry Reading and Singing- Return to L'S Caffe, Oct. 2/2009

Renaldo Ricketts

Poetry Reading and Singing- Return to L's Caffe

Michelle Bierer, Regina Romano (my loving daughter) & Cynthia Newton

Poetry Reading and Singing- Return to L's Caffe

Regina Romano and Michelle Bierer

Poetry Reading and Singing- Return to L'S Caffe

Frank Romano

Poetry Reading and Singing-Caffe Greco

Magical Poetry Reading and Singing at Caffe Greco, Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, on Aug. 16th at 7 pm. Michelle Bierer, accompanied by the talented Regina Romano on Congo drums and shaker, sang beautiful ballads. Alfonso Texidor, with his unique, challenging style captivated everyone's attention. Finally, Frank Romano, with unbridled passion, read his poems, mostly from his book, "Crossing Over" and sang "Caruso".

Poetry Reading and Singing-Caffe Greco

Alfonso Texidor

Poetry Reading and Singing-Caffe Greco

Regina Romano and Michelle Bierer

Poetry Reading and Singing-Caffe Greco

Frank Romano

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Frank Romano

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Regina Romano and Michelle Bierer

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Rolando Carrillo and Renaldo Ricketts

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Regina Romano and Michelle Bierer

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Renaldo Ricketts

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Rolando Carrillo

Poetry Reading/L's Caffe

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

Jimmy Butler

Poetry Reading/Frank Romano, Friends and Family

The poetry reading was held on April 17th, L's Caffe, San Francisco.

From left to right: Frankie Romano (my loving son), Rolando Carrillo, Gail Alderman, Frank Romano, Cynthia Newton, Regina Romano (my loving daughter), Michelle Bierer

Frank Romano is the author of a recently published book of poems, “Crossing Over”, by World Audience, Inc., New York City. Please see below a list of scheduled poetry reading events.

This book relates his tumultuous, yet powerful, gut experiences, as well as his spiritual awakening, from the halls of a Northern California high school to the streets of an African American ghetto. . .from Parisian midnight streets to enflamed shores of Africa. . .

Please read the following blurbs about the book:
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“I crossed over into pure amor” is a line in the first poem in this book, Over the Line. This tender and passionate outburst sets the tone of the poetry, as a young man searches for his self, making sense of the past while living vividly in the present. In Mediterranean, Frank Romano writes:

caressing with voluptuous Italian waves
holding me close to my ancestor’s bosom
The Mediterranean—spontaneous laughter
inward warmth rising to the surface
in the shape of a smile—
this is where I belong…
…I still have the warm water flowing through
my veins

But Frank Romano is part English, also, and this gives the poetry substance as well as beauty. There is persistence, as he relentlessly tries to examine the past with intelligent analysis. What a joy it is to be involved in the editing of this book—as a woman, fellow workshop member and poet.

--Ruth Wire, HayWire Writers’ Workshop
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“This collection of poetry by the author of Storm over Morocco reveals a young and a mature man’s inner journey as he travels from California to Paris and the Mediterranean, discovering Italian and French identities. Particularly moving are the poems “Ma Fille” and “Held you”, both exploring the poet’s relations to his children.”

--Mary Ann Frese,
Professor Emerita, Comparative Literature, North Carolina State University
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"Frank Romano throws himself headlong—physically and spiritually—into the world. In Crossing Over, Romano generously extends himself through language to make his experiences our own."

--Martha Witt,
Author of Broken As Things Are
Professor of Creative Writing at William Paterson University
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POETRY READINGS SCHEDULED

CROSSING OVER (book of poems)

April 13: 7 pm Bloomsbury Books
290 East Main St.
Ashland, OR
Poetry Reading/Signing

April 17: 7-9 pm L’s Caffe
2871 24th Street
San Francisco, CA
Poetry Reading/Book Signing

April 19: 1 pm Barnes & Noble Booksellers
700 4th Street
Santa Rosa, CA
Poetry Reading/Book Signing

April 25: 6 pm River Oaks Bookstore
3270 Westheimer
Houston, TX
Poetry Reading/Book Signing