Dowry of Education, The

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Dowry of Education, The

By (author): Corrado Paina

In The Dowry of Education, Corrado Paina offers readers a rich representation of the many elements that comprise an adult education: from the perceptions of the world as a three year old to the drug induced visions of a junkie, to the lessons of love learned from a difficult, but successful marriage. In the poem, ‘Tonight I am the State,’ Paina deftly mixes the personal with the political in a moving exploration of the psychological distortions of life in Cuba under the embargo.

AUTHOR

Corrado Paina

Born in Milan, Italy, Corrado Paina has been living in Toronto 1987, where he serves as editorial director of the quarterly magazine ItalyCanada Trade. He is also the Deputy Director and Editor of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Toronto News. Paina’s work has been published in several literary magazines in Italy, Canada, Ireland and the US. He has published Hoarse Legend, The Dowry of Education and The Alphabet of the Traveler with Mansfield Press, and short story collections and a book of poetry in Italy. He also edited with Denis De Klerck a book entitled College Street – Little Italy – Toronto’s Renaissance Strip, published by Mansfield Press.