tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820796878382435421.post7061182824984321752..comments2023-09-22T04:06:12.150-04:00Comments on Difficult River: "Marisa Tomei, Marisa Tomei"Martin A. Bartelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916293996057633175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820796878382435421.post-84520664930154624132011-09-04T22:45:11.881-04:002011-09-04T22:45:11.881-04:00Haha - what a wonderful poem - wishful thinking in...Haha - what a wonderful poem - wishful thinking indeed - I love all the Italian names you have included - 'Positano' just rolls off the tongue in a lovely Italian way.Gabrielle Brydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764860288982470482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820796878382435421.post-80753642449857877052011-08-19T18:53:05.306-04:002011-08-19T18:53:05.306-04:00This poem is first in a series of poems I’m writin...This poem is first in a series of poems I’m writing, tentatively called “Star Cycle,” inspired by interviews I’ve done and random meetings with celebrities. <br /><br />During a trip to Italy in the ‘90s I did, in fact, coincidentally follow Ms. Tomei’s general route during her filming of “Only You.” I also passed her as she was leaving Le Sirenuse with another cast member. It may be wishful thinking that our eyes met, or that she even noticed me at all. A young Italian boy did call her name, running up a cobblestone street.Martin A. Bartelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916293996057633175noreply@blogger.com