Franca MancinelliFranca Mancinelli (b. 1981), known for her acutely crafted and existentially incisive poems and poetic prose, is considered to be one of the most original poets to have emerged in Italy during the past fifteen years. The Bitter Oleander Press has pubished her prose poems in THE LITTLE BOOK OF PASSAGE (2018) and her verse poetry in AT AN HOUr's SLEEP FROM HERE (2019). THE BUTTERFLY CEMETERY gathers her most important autobiographical stories, personal essays and writings about poetics or landscape. Read More Read Less