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Wallis Wilde-Menozzi

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There were seasons always—white and more white giving way to tender green and there were stories of different generations. I grew up in Wisconsin amid stability and quiet natural beauty. After graduating from the University of Michigan, I lived in Oxford, England, New York City, London, Rome, Palo Alto, California and finally, Parma, Italy. Willed or not, my Midwestern accent has never been replaced, even by learning other languages.

The decades I have lived in Italy brought me to the door of different ways of seeing. I knocked, not without trepidation, and have never gotten through half of the rooms. I write about our times in poetry, essays, memoir, nonfiction, and fiction.

I teach in Europe and the U.S., lecture widely, and am a founding m ...more

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Wallis Wilde-Menozzi I have often wondered about my mother's grandmother, who was always described as a little girl who was brought home from church one afternoon, riding …moreI have often wondered about my mother's grandmother, who was always described as a little girl who was brought home from church one afternoon, riding on what would have been my mother's great grandfather's shoulders. No one ever had an answer nor expressed interest in her. I got as far as her birth certificate. She was born in NY and she entered into our family in Wisconsin. There is much material here for a rich plot.(less)

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Wallis Wilde-Menozzi It is important to let go for a while. Listen to other stories, think about other topics. Writing is a mysterious process. If you open yourself to it,…moreIt is important to let go for a while. Listen to other stories, think about other topics. Writing is a mysterious process. If you open yourself to it, it will come, sometimes bearing good news, sometimes an unexpected tale or direction will insist on being pulled from the dark. Don't force and don't give up. Honor your desire by giving it space to breathe and exist.(less)

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Average rating: 3.81 · 129 ratings · 27 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Other Side of the Tiber: Reflections on Time in Italy 3.69 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Tongue: An American Life in Italy 3.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toscanelli's Ray 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silence and Silences 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'oceano è dentro di noi. Letteratura, poesia e musica tra America e Europa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Guide to the Exhibition Anatolian Kilims: The Caroline and H. Mccoy Jones Collection [The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco/M.H. De Young Memorial Museum] [November 10, 1990-January 20, 1991] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emerging from the Winter Sea: Selected Poetry and Prose (1998–2021) / A Bilingual Edition (FSG Poetry) by Antonella Anedda, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emerging from the Winter Sea: Selected Poetry and Prose (1998–2021) / A Bilingual Edition (FSG Poetry) by Antonella Anedda, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In answer to the question favorite couple in current fiction, I would say Ifemelu and Obineze, who can be found in Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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“part together. This struck me as important. But 2 percent is always alive. From a certain microbiological standpoint, trees are immortal. I think history is like this. We cannot capture much more than the trees do of what is living about history. The rest is solid cortex. It stands and is of use to the living part.”
― Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Mother Tongue: An American Life in Italy

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