Dead Men Of The Fifties

From the endlessly inventive mind of one of Canada's greatest poets, who is now Toronto's Poet Laureate, comes Dead Men of the Fifties, a rollicking tour through a hopeful, headlong decade filled with jivetalkin' jazzmen, the tallest dancer in burlesque, regular folks, movie stars and TV dogs. Following the success of last year's Trillium nominated The Dark Time of Angels, Di Cicco proves once again that his mercurial talent can quickly shift directions and stop on a dime. Through multiple voices of everyday people and portraits of the icons of an era, Dead Men of the Fifties recreates the ethos of the time with verve, clarity and affection.Pier Giorgio Di Cicco is the author of 'Dead Men Of The Fifties', published 2004 under ISBN 9781894469197 and ISBN 1894469194.