July 10, 2019

Poem: "Daddy, We Called You"

The Brainwaves Video Anthology is a collection of over 1,000 videos with 2 million views in 234 countries. It includes interviews with thinkers, dreamers, innovators - some of the brightest minds in education.

Maria Mazziotti Gillan was featured in three videos reading her poetry.

Here is "Daddy, We Called You."







Maria Mazziotti Gillan's most recent books are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow  and the poetry collection, What Blooms in Winter. Her collection of poems paired with some of her paintings is The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets. Her new artist website is at MariaMazziottiGillan.com. Maria's poetry website is MariaGillan.com.

1 comment:

Anna Citrino said...

Such a powerful, moving poem. Though I've read this poem many times and heard you read it before, it never fails to move me. This poem embodies the dedication and love parents have for their children, and the difficult work and world immigrants willingly take on in order to make a life for their families and give them dreams to live by. In retrospect, we can often see the depth of intention living inside the every day acts of giving our parents extended to us, and the difficulties they went through to be able to give us the life we had as children. Thank you for your words, and for continuing to share your story.