Food for the poor,
\nWater for plants
\nRain for arid land.<\/p>\n
Everyone adds
\nA pinch of hope
\nTo the dish of Life.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a rose-tinged feeling\u2014
\nNourishing, supporting.<\/p>\n
Everyone hopes
\nFor a better day\u2014
\nA turnaround
\nTo something new.<\/p>\n
Love, success, pride\u2026.
\nCan we imagine them
\nWithout hope?<\/p>\n
With hope\u2026
\nWe can take pride
\nIn the hope we share.<\/p>\n
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Giuseppa Cocchiara was born in Ribera, Sicily. \u00a0In 1975, she received her degree in Foreign languages and Literature (French, English and Spanish) at \u201cThe Brighton School of English\u201d in Great Britain. After several years teaching in Sicily and Milan, she retired, and now spends her time on her favorite hobbies: Cinema, Music, Photography,\u00a0Dancing, Cooking, Reading and Writing Poetry.<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. <\/em>Gary Steven Corseri <\/em>is a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment.<\/a> Gary is the grandson of Ukrainian-Jewish and Sicilian-Catholic immigrants.\u00a0 He has performed his poems at the Carter Presidential Library and his dramas have been produced on <\/em>PBS-Atlanta and in universities, high schools and Little Theaters.\u00a0 He has published 2 novels, 1 full collection and 1 prize-winning chapbook of poems.\u00a0 His poems, articles, fiction, dramas have appeared in hundreds of global publications & websites, including: <\/em>Countercurrents, Village Voice, Redbook Magazine, Miami Herald, The New York Times,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Transcend Media Service<\/a>.\u00a0 He has taught at universities in the U.S. and Japan, and in US prisons and public schools.\u00a0 He has worked as a grape-picker in Australia, a gas-station attendant, and an editor. <\/em>Contact: Gary_Corseri@comcast.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Food for the poor,
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