Books by Richard Vetere

Vetere's poetry is built on a beautiful, spare language that keeps him always on point. At times bracing and revealing, he is also capable of infusing his poetry with a good dose of sober comedy.

Young painter Mario Minitti and several others--Fillide Meladrone, Archbishop Pietero Aldrobondini, Ranuccio Tomassoni, and Nunzio Pulzone--came to Rome at the turn of the century in 1600 to find fame and fortune. Their stories intersect as they fall in love with one another and share a common bond: they were painted by the great Caravaggio.