The Feltrinelli bookshop in Messina (Via Ghibellina n. 32) will host the presentation of “Speak to me Mother”, the new book of poems and short stories by the journalist from Messina Nuccio Anselmopublished last May by La Feluca Edizioni. He will dialogue with the author Maria Teresa Collicawhile the readings will be entrusted to Beatrice Guerrera of the Theater of the 3 Professions.
This text is a hymn of love to the mother who is no longer with us. Time passes but the image of the woman lives every day in the soul of the poet who, overwhelmed by a whirlwind of emotions, alternates between sad states of mind and more serene ones. The memory of the advice, habits and all the teachings received, often at times misunderstood, is always alive.
The desire to be able to hug the much loved mother again and listen to her words again remains strong. The book uses an extensive critical preface by the Messina scholar and university professor Giuseppe Fontanelli and a note by the Sicilian writer Roberto Alajmo.
AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY: Nuccio Anselmo is now deputy chief reporter of the Cronaca di Messina and judicial news editor of the Sicilian-Calabrian newspaper “Gazzetta del Sud”. Over the last twenty years he has covered all the most important crime news events and trials held in Sicily and Messina. He has followed numerous investigations and several maxi trials against the mafia gangs of Sicily, Messina and the Peloritana province, including those on the State-Mafia negotiation, on the Barcelona Cosa Nostra, for the killing of the journalist Beppe Alfano, for the murder of poor Graziella Campaign, massacred by Cosa Nostra, for the murder of the professor. Matteo Bottari in Messina. He reported on the activity of the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission and hundreds of news events for his newspaper. He collaborated for several years with the newspaper “Il Messaggero” in Rome and with the Ansa agency. For his newspaper he also writes about archeology and city history, and edits the weekly page “Culture and Entertainment in Sicily”. He has written some essays regarding the mafia organization in Sicily, the latest being “The pasture mafia” (Rubbettino Editore, 2019), on agricultural scams against the European Union carried out by the mafia clans of the Nebrodi mountains. He was regional secretary of the Order of Journalists of Sicily.