Listen to my podcast episode “A Letter to Italy”. This is part of the series Call Your Elders about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on immigrants across the U.S. In this episode, I talk to Maria De Venezia, an older Italian immigrant. Despite differences in age, we shared similar experiences as we tried to […]

My personal essay “Il cielo amaranto sopra San Francisco” was published on Nazione Indiana on September 17th 2020. This is the diary of that unforgettable day with the orange sky in San Francisco.

My experimental narration audio piece “Quarantine. Live at Alternate Days” is among the five selected pieces (out of 68) for Current Soundscapes Cycle 1 #CurrentsNewMedia. This is what the curator Megan Jones said about my piece: Choosing one submission was terrifically difficult, but in the end it seemed this piece by Sara Marinelli worked for the […]

My personal essay “Il privilegio della pelle bianca” was published on Nazione Indiana on June 8th 2020. This is a personal reflection on white privilege from the persepctive of an Italian immigrant.

I voted for my three favorite books listed for Premio Strega 2020/ I mie preferiti candidati al Premio Strega 2020 Marta Barone, Città sommersa Valeria Parrella, Almarina Remo Rapino, Vita, morte e miracoli di Bonfiglio Liborio  

After many years of writing in English, this personal essay is in Italian. “Shelter in place (l’Italia in una stanza)” was published on Nazione Indiana on April 5th 2020. This is a personal reflection on how an Italin expat may feel during the tragic Covid-19 outbreak in Italy.