"The Grind" by Michael Cirelli

It is an Essay Review of "The Grind", the latest collection of poems by the Italian-American poet Michael Cirelli native of Providence, Rhode Island. Cirelli reflects on the work done by his family, on his Italian upbringing in a family that has run a well known diner for years. But the food here is not synonymous with care and affection, but of hard work, deprivation of a personal and emotional life, and of a family. Preparing food is an activity that requires a strict discipline and a daily dedication if you want to pursue perfection, And this is exactly what poetry does.