Description
What Distance Means is Edward Caruso’s third book of poetry. It is a companion volume to both Di Alture ed Altre Utopie (Of Heights and other Utopias, written in Italian) and Blue Milonga. The poems in this collection span a longer time period than those of his previous books, and give clues to his visits to Latin America in his earlier volumes of poetry. The language of What Distance Means, a collection mostly written in Italy, is a lyrical exploration of emotions and lifelong connections to people and landscapes of the Italian peninsula and beyond. Drawing from his own background and time spent in Italy, Edward Caruso fuses intimate observations and impressionistic language, transporting readers to places that link ‘Etruscan necropolises to the fragrances of wild mint because these are images to keep’.
About the author: Edward Caruso is a poet and book editor. He has been published by A Voz Limpia, Australian Multilingual Writing Project, ‘La Bottega della Poesia’ (La Repubblica, Italy), Burrow, Communion, Kalliope X, Mediterranean Poetry, Meniscus, Melbourne Poets Union, P76, StylusLit, TEXT, Unusual Work and Well-Known Corners: Poetry on the Move. His second collection of poems, Blue Milonga, was published by Hybrid Publishers in 2019. In August 2019, he featured on 3CR’s Spoken Word program. Since 2024 he has co-judged the Ada Cambridge Poetry Prize.
