Poems, letters, and stories of Guest Contributor Salvatore Buttaci have been published in The New York Times, Newsday, U.S.A. Today, The Writer, Cats Magazine, and widely elsewhere in America and overseas. His newest book, A Dusting of Star Fall: Love Poems, is currently available directly from the author. Buttaci lectures on Sicilian American pride, conducts poetry workshops and readings. He lives in Lodi, New Jersey, with Sharon, the love of his life. This is his post.
Italian American gangsters of the past, like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Albert Anastasia, and even …