Peter J. Dellolio’s “Catch Of the Day” is a unique collection of 100 poems that feels like opening a box full of memories, observations, and random thoughts. Catch Of The Day is a collection of surreal poems based on the concept of irrational collage or juxtaposition so often found in Surrealism, where totally unrelated and disconnected elements are combined. Each poem is a stanza of lines that are self-contained and bear no logical connection to one another. My hope is that this brings out some of the magical, incantatory powers of language. It was published by New Meridian Arts.
Rather than telling one continuous story, each poem is made up of short statements that often seem unrelated at first. Reading them can feel like flipping through snapshots of someone’s mind, where memories, ideas, and observations appear one after another.
The uses everyday language and writes about ordinary things such as food, television shows, and daily experiences. There are no difficult words or complicated rhyme patterns. The poems often sound like conversations, diary notes, or thoughts that suddenly pop into your head.
Even though the language is simple, the poems are carefully crafted, placing unexpected ideas side by side, creating surprising connections. This style reflects how our minds often work today-jumping quickly from one thought to another as we process memories, information, and emotions.
Peter J. Dellolio was born in NYC 1956. He lives in Brooklyn and graduated from New York University in 1978. He has had a variety of work published in over 120 literary magazines, journals, and anthologies, in print and online.
Since 2018, four of his poetry collections, a novel, and a novella have also been published. Poetry: A Box Of Crazy Toys (Xenos Books); Bloodstream Is An Illusion Of Rubies Counting Fireplaces and Roller Coasters Made Of Dream Space (cyberwit.net). Novel & Novella: The Confession (cyberwit.net); The Vigil (Type Eighteen Books). The newest poetry collection, Cul de Sac Diaries [Lost Telegram Press] was released in Dec 2025. A collection of his one-act plays was published in 1983 by Dramatika Press. A fifth poetry collection will be released shortly by New Meridian Arts Press, Catch Of The Day.
Peter has taught language skills through art projects for LEAP in the NYC public school system. He is an artist himself. His work is featured on the Saatchi website:
https://www.saatchiart.com/peterdellolio.com.
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