In his wonderful collection of poems Boy on a Swing, Salvatore Buttaci has touched the universal experiences shared by all of us. From the opening sonnet on his birth to the final poem on the importance of dreams, he summons memories of growing up as an Italian American in Brooklyn with enough warmth, humanity, and understanding to melt the heart of even the most jaded reader. His skillful use of language and form, with no wasted words, makes for a collection that will be read again and again.
~ Irving F. Miller, Moonburn
You’ll get to know Buttaci well in this poignant collection of poems, where the details of his life evoke memories of our own, where we'll rediscover all the things that are too precious to let go. Like the 1890 Lady Liberty silver dollar Buttaci received as a boy, these moments from childhood are worth storing in an old box so that one day we can look back on them and remember.
~ Rodger LeGrand,
Hope and Compulsion
Salvatore Buttaci’s poetry uncovers a delightful, honest boyhood from beginning to end. His poems, 'wrapped in good intentions,' are gifts making 'all that is sad happy again.' Ultimately, one will discover that his poems are blissful, breathing and pleased to be flourishing with the goodness of life.
~ Susan Yount, poetry editor,
Arsenic Lobster
