Wordbridge: A Collection of Lyrical Poems

This book is about a multitude of outstanding people, places, and events, which over a period of years have profoundly impacted the author's very soul and inspired and motivated him to passionately recall and applaud them in poetic form. It contains a vast collection of lyrical poems, which, based upon the author's personal experiences, are inspiring, emotional, humorous, perceptive, evocative, and stimulating. And many of them are accompanied by the author's candid comments, revealing background details and the intriguing circumstances that inspired their creation. They reflect his innermost hopes, fantasies, and whims, his beliefs, his joys, his loves, and his fears, and like the myriad of pixels in his photo, they combine to fabricate a third dimensional image of their creator. This book is thus a reversal of the renowned adage that "A picture is worth a thousand words."

Ed Pizzella is a lawyer, politician, consumer advocate, actor, director, producer, writer, and last but not the least, a poet. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he attended local schools and in 1954 graduated cum laude from Trinity College with a BA degree. He received his juris doctorate degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1957 and has since been engaged in the general practice of law. He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, the Federal District Court Bar for the District of Connecticut, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Bar and the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. He has served on numerous civic and governmental boards and commissions and was appointed counsel for the Senate majority in the 1973 and 1974 sessions of the Connecticut General Assembly. In 2010, he was presented with a congratulatory citation by that body.