Michelangelo Balistreri is a young Sicilian poet.He was born in Aspra (situated in west Sicily, in the district of Palermo) on 26th October 1963.Michelangelo is an author and composer. He has published two books: Un sonnu pittatu 'nta' l'acqua du mari (A dream painted in the water of the sea), and U me Paisi (My country), assigning the proceeds of the sale of these books to needy children. He has also participated in many poetry competitions, receiving numerous acknowledgments. In August 1999 his poem entitled "Prighiera" ( Prayer) was donated as a prayer to the Pope, and is used in order to help people who suffer.
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the poems translated into English
The voice of my land
Sicilian Woman
War
Prayer
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