{"product_id":"memory-of-mosaic-moments","title":"Memory of Mosaic Moments","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA former metropolitan New York college professor, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Darretta\u003c\/strong\u003e now lives on Cape Cod. John holds a Ph.D. in English from Fordham University and has authored books and articles on American literature and Italian cinema. As Fulbright Professor to Italy, he taught at universities in Milan and Turin, where he studied Italian film at Museo Nazionale del Cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA specialist on Italian films of the neorealist period, his \u003ci\u003eVittorio De Sica \u003c\/i\u003e(G. K. Hall) was the first full-length work in English on the films of the noted director. He is also author of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eBefore the Sun Has Set: Retribution in the Fiction of Flannery O’Connor \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003ePeter Lang Publishing). \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eHe recently authored \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eSacred Senses in Sacred Space: A Journey into a Church\u003c\/i\u003e (Gatekeeper Press).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eFor John, writing poetry has been a passion since high school days. His creative work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerica Magazine, Penwood Review, Avalon Literary Review, Pilgrim Journal, Haiku Journal, First Literary Review-East, \u003c\/i\u003eand other venues. Collections of his poems have been published in \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eNature’s Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2019) and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHere and Now, There and Then\u003c\/i\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2024).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 56 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 5, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210953888001,"sku":"fvr1787305722821","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/memory-of-mosaic-moments_1.jpg?v=1787305729","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/memory-of-mosaic-moments","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}