Letters from a Young Father by Edoardo Ponti
A father-to-be, through the course of his wifes pregnancy, writes a poem a week to his unborn child; each poem is a letter of life, a letter of love, as he prepares himself for the greatest journey of all: fatherhood.
What a remarkable book this isIn Letters from a Young Father, poet and filmmaker Edoardo Ponti has given us a haunting, deeply moving and celebratory collection of poems that is truly unlike anything I know—a book of poems addressed to his unborn child that echoes both Yeats’ famous poem “A Prayer for My Daughter” as well as Rainer Maria Rilke’s exquisite and timeless volume, Letters to a Young Poet. . . . Letters from a Young Father is one of the most heartbreakingly beautiful books of recent years. If I were to choose just one book to give to a new father or to a new mother at the beginning of his or her journey to becoming a parent, it would be, without question, Edoardo Ponti’s Letters from a Young Father. -- David St. John * from book introduction *
Edoardo Ponti is a film director who divides his time between California and Italy. A legacy of film greats—son of Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti, Sr.—Edoardo has made a name for himself in the industry with numerous award-winning shorts, feature films, as well as plays and an opera. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Creative Writing. He is married to the actress Sasha Alexander, with whom he has two wonderful children. This is his first book of poetry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781939096036 |
| ISBN 10 | 1939096030 |
| Title | Letters from a Young Father |
| Author | Edoardo Ponti |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Red Hen Press |
| Year published | 2018-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 72 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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