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Artistes was a finalist in the 2020 Accenti “Capture an Italian Moment” Photo Contest. Photographer Robert Norton writes, “the photo was taken one morning on the steps of the Capitolium in Rome. I chanced upon a class of art students busily sketching. Among them, these two artistes stood out as being particularly engrossed in their Italian moment! What draws me to this image is its strong lines, subtle highlights, and natural subjects.” Robert Norton has pursued his creativity through the medium of photography for over 35 years. View more of…

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Letters of Introduction? Lear, Gissing and Douglas’s Travels to Calabria

Letters of Introduction? Lear, Gissing and Douglas’s Travels to Calabria

For centuries, letters of introduction were considered almost as essential as passports for travelling within what is now Italy. A…

Making Waves: An Interview with Guy Rex Rodgers

Making Waves: An Interview with Guy Rex Rodgers

Guy Rex Rodgers is the founding executive director (2004-2021) of the English Language Arts Network, or ELAN; "a not-for-profit organization…

Flash Fiction at Accenti Festival Considers Italy in the World

Flash Fiction at Accenti Festival Considers Italy in the World

The inaugural Accenti Magazine International Festival of the Arts, held at the University of Calabria in June/July 2023, asked participants…

Tree of Life

Tree of Life

SAPLING Sunday mornings, Mom attends mass at St. Ambrose Church while Dad takes me to High Park where I play…

The Anthropology of Fire

The Anthropology of Fire

“Since the house is on fire, let us warm ourselves.” (Italian proverb)   Monday, 9 a.m. Not writing. Dim, dreary…

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