Victor di Suvero
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Victor di Suvero is an American poet
, investment manager
and entrepreneur. Born in 1927 in Turin, Italy
he grew up in China where his father had been stationed in the Italian Diplomatic Service
. He came to San Francisco early in 1941 with his family as anti-fascist
political refugees
. He attended the University of Santa Clara and then, wanting to do something to help in the war effort
and being too young for the armed forces
, he shipped out as a Merchant Seaman at the age of 16 sailing as an able-bodied seaman in the Pacific. He saw service from Guadalcanal to New Guinea
and from Bia to Leyte. At the end of the War he returned to California and attended the University of California where he received his BA in Political Science
in 1949. At Berkeley he had been the editor of the Occident, the literary magazine
of the University and won the Ina Coolbrith Prize for Poetry in that year. While at the University of California in Berkeley, di Suvero developed a catering service to support himself which later evolved into a series of restaurants which he sold before moving to Sausalito, California
where he bought and ran the Contemporary Gallery giving shows to artists such as Wayne Thiebaud
and Jean Varda. The development of the gallery led to his establishment of Design and Color Service in 1951 providing art and design advisory services to architects and real estate
developers such as Eichler homes, The Draper Companies, and Conway and Culligan in the Bay Area. This exposure soon led him to obtain his own Real Estate License and he then established di Suvero & Company, a Real Estate and Mortgage brokerage firm which he managed developing projects in Hawaii and Arizona as well as in California.
The various financing contacts di Suvero had developed for his real estate business gave him the opportunity to extend his management and funding practice into a succession of mining ventures. He became a principal in Standard Coal Co., developing mines in Tennessee and West Virginia
. Subsequently he established Sapphire Trading Company which reopened the Yogo Sapphire Mine in Montana and the Noble Metals Mine Operation in Southern California
and Nevada. In 1999 he established Liberty Resources, LLC which currently controls two mining operations in Nevada and one in California.
During this entire period di Suvero continued with his writings. His publications include:
He edited ¡Saludos!, the first bilingual collection of the poetry of New Mexico, all published by Pennywhistle Press which he established in 1986. Spring Again was awarded the Independent Publisher’s Association Bronze Medal in 2007.
As a poetry activist he served as a Director of the National Poetry Association for four years establishing National Poetry Week in San Francisco in 1987 which now has become National Poetry Month sponsored by the Academy of American Poets among other sponsors, and is now celebrated across the United States. After moving to New Mexico in 1988, di Suvero became one of the founders of PEN New Mexico and of the New Mexico Book Association.
Di Suvero continues living a life in Poetry among his other interests. These include his ongoing work as Project Director for the National Institute for Change, for the American Immigrant Foundation and as the principal and sole Managing Member of Liberty Resources, LLC
His latest publication, We Came To Santa Fe, is a charming collection of stories, poems and photographs by many who came to visit Santa Fe, New Mexico
and stayed. It serves as a beautiful vehicle in explaining the charm, attraction and way of life to be found in what has become known as "The City Different."
Poetry of the United States
American poetry, the poetry of the United States, arose first as efforts by colonists to add their voices to English poetry in the 17th century, well before the constitutional unification of the thirteen colonies...
, investment manager
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
and entrepreneur. Born in 1927 in Turin, Italy
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
he grew up in China where his father had been stationed in the Italian Diplomatic Service
Diplomatic service
Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries...
. He came to San Francisco early in 1941 with his family as anti-fascist
Anti-fascism
Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals, such as that of the resistance movements during World War II. The related term antifa derives from Antifaschismus, which is German for anti-fascism; it refers to individuals and groups on the left of the political...
political refugees
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
. He attended the University of Santa Clara and then, wanting to do something to help in the war effort
War effort
In politics and military planning, a war effort refers to a coordinated mobilization of society's resources—both industrial and human—towards the support of a military force...
and being too young for the armed forces
Armed forces
The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external aggressors. In some countries paramilitary...
, he shipped out as a Merchant Seaman at the age of 16 sailing as an able-bodied seaman in the Pacific. He saw service from Guadalcanal to New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
and from Bia to Leyte. At the end of the War he returned to California and attended the University of California where he received his BA in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
in 1949. At Berkeley he had been the editor of the Occident, the literary magazine
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
of the University and won the Ina Coolbrith Prize for Poetry in that year. While at the University of California in Berkeley, di Suvero developed a catering service to support himself which later evolved into a series of restaurants which he sold before moving to Sausalito, California
Sausalito, California
Sausalito is a San Francisco Bay Area city, in Marin County, California, United States. Sausalito is south-southeast of San Rafael, at an elevation of 13 feet . The population was 7,061 as of the 2010 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to...
where he bought and ran the Contemporary Gallery giving shows to artists such as Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate...
and Jean Varda. The development of the gallery led to his establishment of Design and Color Service in 1951 providing art and design advisory services to architects and real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
developers such as Eichler homes, The Draper Companies, and Conway and Culligan in the Bay Area. This exposure soon led him to obtain his own Real Estate License and he then established di Suvero & Company, a Real Estate and Mortgage brokerage firm which he managed developing projects in Hawaii and Arizona as well as in California.
The various financing contacts di Suvero had developed for his real estate business gave him the opportunity to extend his management and funding practice into a succession of mining ventures. He became a principal in Standard Coal Co., developing mines in Tennessee and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. Subsequently he established Sapphire Trading Company which reopened the Yogo Sapphire Mine in Montana and the Noble Metals Mine Operation in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
and Nevada. In 1999 he established Liberty Resources, LLC which currently controls two mining operations in Nevada and one in California.
During this entire period di Suvero continued with his writings. His publications include:
Anthologies
- ¡Saludos! (1995) (Co-Editor)
- We Came To Santa Fe (2009) (Editor)
- Sextet—Six Powerful American Voices—with introduction by Victor di Suvero
The Blue Series
- Sublunary—by George H. Aigla with an introduction by Charles G. Bell
- Full Turn—by Sarah BlakeSarah BlakeSarah Blake is a pornographic actress who entered the industry in around 2003, and specializes in fetish work.- Career :...
with an introduction by Dorianne LauxDorianne LauxDorianne Laux is an American poet.-Biography:Laux worked as a sanatorium cook, a gas station manager, and a maid before receiving a B.A. in English from Mills College in 1988. Laux taught at the University of Oregon... - Further Sightings—by Jerome RothenbergJerome RothenbergJerome Rothenberg is an internationally known American poet, translator and anthologist who is noted for his work in ethnopoetics and poetry performance.-Early life and work:...
with an introduction by Michael Palmer - The Fields—by Richard Silberg with an introduction by Joyce Jenkins
- Who is Alice?—by Phillis Stowell with an introduction by Sandra GilbertSandra GilbertSandra M. Gilbert , Professor Emerita of English at the University of California, Davis, is an influential literary critic and poet who has published widely in the fields of feminist literary criticism, feminist theory, and psychoanalytic criticism...
- The Sum Complexities of the Humble Field—by Viola Weinberg with an introduction by Mary Mackey
The Red Series
- Tesuque Poems—Victor di Suvero with an introduction by Pierre Delattre
- Hardwired for Love—Judith Hill—Out of Print
- Width of a Vibrato—by Edith Jenkins with an introduction by Robert Glück
- Portal—by Joyce Jenkins with an introduction by Caroline Kizer
- Falling Short of Heaven—by Suzanne Lummis with an introduction by Austin Straus
- No Golden Gate for Us—by Frances X. Alarcón—Out of Print
The Green Series
- Where You’ve Seen Her—by Grace BauerGrace BauerGrace Bauer is an American poet. She lives in Nebraska, grew up in Pennsylvania and has also lived in New Orleans, Montana, Virginia and Massachusetts.-Education and Awards:...
with an introduction by Robin Becker - Decoy’s Desire—by Kerry Shawn Keys with an introduction by Gerald SternGerald SternGerald Stern is an American poet. His work became widely recognized after the 1977 publication of Lucky Life, which was that year's Lamont Poetry Selection, and of a series of essays on writing poetry in American Poetry Review. He has subsequently been given many prestigious awards for his...
- What Makes a Woman Beautiful—by Joan Logghe with an introduction by Jim Sagel
- Chaos Comic—by Jack MarshallJack MarshallSir John Ross Marshall, GBE, CH, , generally known as Jack Marshall, was a New Zealand politician. After spending twelve years as Deputy Prime Minister, he served as the 28th Prime Minister for most of 1972....
with an introduction by Martin Marcus - Between Landscapes—by Wai Lim Yip with an introduction Jerome Rothenberg
- Still the Sirens—by Dennis BrutusDennis BrutusDennis Vincent Brutus was a South African activist, educator, journalist and poet best known for his campaign to have apartheid South Africa banned from the Olympic Games.-Life and work:...
with an introduction by Lamont B. Steptoe
Poetry Books
- Voices from the Corner by Michael Sutin with an introduction by Victor di Suvero
- Blood Trails by Florence McGinn with an introduction by Victor di Suvero
- Bosque Redondo by Keith WilsonKeith WilsonKeith Wilson may refer to:*Keith Wilson , English writer, performance poet, musician and broadcaster*Keith Wilson , American mixed martial artist...
with an introduction by Rudolpho Anaya - Hooplas by James BroughtonJames BroughtonJames Broughton was an American poet, and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance...
- Of Deserts and Rivers by Annamaria Napolitano with an introduction by John Freccero
- Poetry appearances in: New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
Poetry Renaissance, Nimrod, City LightsCity LightsCity Lights is a 1931 American silent film and romantic comedy-drama written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. It also has the leads Virginia Cherrill and Harry Myers. Although "talking" pictures were on the rise since 1928, City Lights was immediately popular. Today, it is thought of...
, and Live Poets Selections
Editor
The Occident - A literary review of the University of California, Berkley (1949)Plays & Productions
- Icarus
- Indian Country
- Day of the Dead
- Varda
- Masque
He edited ¡Saludos!, the first bilingual collection of the poetry of New Mexico, all published by Pennywhistle Press which he established in 1986. Spring Again was awarded the Independent Publisher’s Association Bronze Medal in 2007.
As a poetry activist he served as a Director of the National Poetry Association for four years establishing National Poetry Week in San Francisco in 1987 which now has become National Poetry Month sponsored by the Academy of American Poets among other sponsors, and is now celebrated across the United States. After moving to New Mexico in 1988, di Suvero became one of the founders of PEN New Mexico and of the New Mexico Book Association.
Di Suvero continues living a life in Poetry among his other interests. These include his ongoing work as Project Director for the National Institute for Change, for the American Immigrant Foundation and as the principal and sole Managing Member of Liberty Resources, LLC
His latest publication, We Came To Santa Fe, is a charming collection of stories, poems and photographs by many who came to visit Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
and stayed. It serves as a beautiful vehicle in explaining the charm, attraction and way of life to be found in what has become known as "The City Different."
External links
- http://www.victordisuvero.com
- http://www.pennywhistlepress.org
- http://www.wecametosantafe.com