Letters from Hope Street: A Collection of Lyrics and Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692483886)

Mark Anthony Mainardi is an accomplished lyricist, poetand actor. Born in New York and raised in Florida, he began writing more than two decades ago, inspired by some of the greatest love songs and song writers of our time. His passion has taken him across the country, and he has lived, loved, acted and written on both coasts. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Mark currently resides in the Tampa Bay area with his pet llama. Author and lyricist Mark Anthony Mainardi writes songs that resonate with the human heart. Each of us has loved and lost, but rarely are we able to translate our experience so eloquently into words. His recently published: Letters from Hope Street is a lifetime captured in song. In his uniquestyle, Mainardi calls to mind the exhilaration of a first kiss as fluently as he evokes the anguish of unrequited love. Drawing upon classic themes and introducing unexpected elements of both poetry and storytelling, his collection of lyrics evolves across decades and speaks to each of us about passion, devotion, heartbreak, faith, hope and new beginnings.Through Mainardi's words, we can begin to hear the music of our in hearts.