Corrado Paina (August 31 1954, Milan - April 12 2024, Toronto) was an Italian-born poet based in Toronto.
His writing reflects the changes of borders in life, sex and soul. His works have been published in Canada and Italy.
Bibliography
Poetry collections published
Hoarse Legend, 2000 The Dowry of Education, 2004 The Alphabet of the Traveler, 2006 Souls in Plain Clothes, 2008 Cinematic Taxi, 2015 Largo Italia L'alfabeto del Viaggiatore A Toast to Illness
Short story collections
Di Corsa (Monteleone/Mapograph – Vibo Valentia) Tempo Rubato (Atelier 14 – Milano) Darsena Inquinata (Moderata Durant – Latina)
Novels
Tra Rothko e Tre Finestre" (Ibiskos) Abecedario (etchings by Sandro Martini) Between Rothko and three windows
Plaquettes
"Il Pulcino e L'elefante" of Alberto Casiraghi, "i Quaderni d'Orfeo" of Roberto Dossi and Luciano Ragozzino "Il Ragazzo Innocuo" of Dario Borso
Editor
College Street – Little Italy – The Renaissance Strip (Mansfield Press) finalist of the Toronto Heritage Award
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