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Marianne LaValle Vincent

Marianne LaValle Vincent is a native of Syracuse, New York, and has been writing for many years. She has won numerous literary contests and has achieved publication in such magazines as "Italiana Americana", "The Birmingham Review", "Poetry Motel" and other special publications through SUNY. Her credits and awards also infiltrate the Internet on such web sites as "Real Eight View", "Ascent" and "Writers on Line". Besides poetry, many of her short stories have been published-most recently "Understanding Dad" in Chicken soup for the soul---Fathers and Daughters edition. Marianne has recently been awarded a grant at Hill House Writers in Nashville, TN., and has been invited to lecture frequently at local universities and libraries.

A first generation Italian-American, Marianne also works as an administrative RN/Marketer for a large Medical Imaging Company. She still lives in Syracuse with her husband Tim, and 13 year-old daughter, Jess. Marianne believes the heart of her talent comes from "LaFamigilia."

From the book:

COVERINGS

Who I am

Hangs in my closet

On Tuesday afternoons

I am a boring black dress

With sensible shoes and intelligent answers

And on Wednesday evenings

Navy sweat pants

Clinging to my working thighs

And Nike sneakers with bright pink

Swooshes; stepping, reaching

Sundays find me so pristine

In pastel silk trimmed with lace

And shoes that say comfort and maybe

Morality

At least to some

Ah, but Fridays ---

Fridays I create a vision

With silky stockings and

Garter belts

Bright colored dresses slit up each side

Hugging each curve and twist and spiral

With 3 inch gold ankle straps trimmed in leopard skin

Inviting seduction with each slow step

Fridays I am my own

Design

Finally at home in my coverings

Entering the den of pleasure

Leaving the stain of bright pink lipstick

On a denim clad truck driver

Who dons a suit and tie on

Mondays with

Wing-tipped shoes

And I, on Saturday afternoons

Revel in the afterglow

Of a soft

Terrycloth robe

Till I pretend to be

Gray Flannel

Tomorrow

ISBN 0-941053-60-1

Coverings is a 28 page hand-sewn chapbook - $7.00

TO ORDER Coverings ON-LINE

To order through mail click here.

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